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Eulitoma arcus

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Eulitoma arcus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Eulimidae
Genus: Eulitoma
Species:
E. arcus
Binomial name
Eulitoma arcus
Bouchet & Warén, 1986

Eulitoma arcus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae.[1][2][3]

Description

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The length of the shell ranges typically from 4 mm to 7 mm in size. Shells belonging to this species have been obtained at depths of about 750 m below sea level.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the following locations:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bouchet & Warén, 1986. BIOCEAN, available online at http://www.ifremer.fr/biocean/. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=183147 on 2013-02-14.
  2. ^ Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213 (look up in IMIS)
  3. ^ Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/
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