Eulimacrostoma chascanon

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Eulimacrostoma chascanon
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Eulimidae
Genus: Eulimacrostoma
Species:
E. chascanon
Binomial name
Eulimacrostoma chascanon
(Watson, 1883)
Synonyms
  • Eulima chascanonR. B. Watson, 1883 (original combination)
  • Eulima chaskanon [sic]
  • Melanella chascanon(Watson, 1883)

Eulimacrostoma chascanon is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. The species is one of a number within the genus Eulimacrostoma . [1] [2]

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Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 8.1 mm. [3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 713 m. [3] Maximum recorded depth is 713 m. [3]

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References

  1. WMolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Eulimacrostoma chascanon (R. B. Watson, 1883). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1362320 on 2019-07-27
  2. Natural History Museum, London (NHM): Collections Management Database System , available online at http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/collections/collections-management
  3. 1 2 3 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.