Eumetula vitrea

Eumetula vitrea is a species of sea snail, a gastropod in the family Newtoniellidae. It was described by Dall, in 1927.[1]

Eumetula vitrea
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Family: Newtoniellidae
Genus: Eumetula
Species:
E. vitrea
Binomial name
Eumetula vitrea
(Dall, 1927)

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 6.5 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 538 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 805 m.[2]

References
  1. Eumetula vitrea at World Register of Marine Species.
  2. Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.


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