Eumetula pulla

Eumetula pulla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda

clade Hypsogastropoda
informal group Ptenoglossa

Superfamily: Triphoroidea
Family: Newtoniellidae
Genus: Eumetula
Species: E. pulla
Binomial name
Eumetula pulla
(Philippi, 1845)

Eumetula pulla is a species of sea snail, a gastropod in the family Newtoniellidae. It was described by Philippi, in 1845.[1]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 19 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 274 m.[2]

References

  1. Eumetula pulla at World Register of Marine Species.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 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.