Eumetula dilecta
| Eumetula dilecta | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Family: | Newtoniellidae |
| Genus: | Eumetula |
| Species: | E. dilecta |
| Binomial name | |
| Eumetula dilecta Thiele, 1912 | |
Eumetula dilecta is a species of sea snail, a gastropod in the family Newtoniellidae, which is known from Antarctic waters.
It was described by Johannes Thiele in 1912.[1]
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 5 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 94 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 600 m.[2]
References
- ^ Eumetula dilecta at World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ a b c 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.