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Eumetula vitrea

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Eumetula vitrea
Scientific classification Edit this 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)

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

Description

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

Habitat

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

References

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  1. ^ Eumetula vitrea at World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ^ 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.