Eulimacrostoma fusus

Eulimacrostoma fuscus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. The species was previously one of a number within the genus Eulima.[1][2]

Eulimacrostoma fuscus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
Superfamily:
Vanikoroidea
Family:
Eulimidae
Genus:
Eulimacrostoma
Species:
E. fuscus
Binomial name
Eulimacrostoma fuscus
(Dall, 1889)
Synonyms
  • Eulima (Leiostraca) fusus Dall, 1889 (basionym)
  • Eulima fusus Dall, 1889 (original combination)

Distribution

This species occurs in the following locations:[1]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 13.3 mm.[3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 110 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 1170 m.[3]

References
  1. MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Eulimacrostoma fusus (Dall, 1889). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1362325 on 2019-07-27
  2. Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/
  3. 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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