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Eulima chyta R. B. Watson 1883

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Eulima chyta R. Boog Watson, 1883

Eulima chyta R. Boog Watson, 1883a: 121 [Challenger sta 344, Ascension Island, 420 fms].—Watson, 1886:516, pl. 36: fig. 5.—E. A. Smith, 1890b:319.
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Rosewater, Joseph. 1975. "An annotated list of the marine mollusks of Ascension Island, South Atlantic Ocean." Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 1-41. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.189

Eulima chyta

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

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 2.2 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 768 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 768 m.[2]

References

  1. ^ Watson, 1883. Natural History Museum, London (NHM): Collections Management Database System , available online at http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/collections/collections-management. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532806 on 2013-01-27.
  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.

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Eulima chyta: Brief Summary

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Eulima chyta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. The species is one of a number within the genus Eulima.

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