Eumetula dilecta

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Eumetula dilecta
Scientific classification
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clade Caenogastropoda

clade Hypsogastropoda

informal group Ptenoglossa
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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[edit]

The maximum recorded shell length is 5 mm.[2]

Habitat[edit]

Minimum recorded depth is 94 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 600 m.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Eumetula dilecta 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.