Eulima chaunax
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| Eulima chaunax | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Eulimidae |
| Genus: | Eulima |
| Species: | E. chaunax
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| Binomial name | |
| Eulima chaunax Watson, 1883
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Eulima chaunax 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][2]
Description
[edit]The maximum recorded shell length is 3.8 mm.[3]
Habitat
[edit]Minimum recorded depth is 713 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 713 m.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Watson, 1883. Warén A. (2011). Checklist of Eulimidae. pers. com. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=565743 on 2013-01-27.
- ^ Natural History Museum, London (NHM): Collections Management Database System , available online at http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/collections/collections-management
- ^ 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.