Vitreolina arcuata

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Vitreolina arcuata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Eulimidae
Genus: Vitreolina
Species:
V. arcuata
Binomial name
Vitreolina arcuata
(C. B. Adams, 1850)
Synonyms [1]
  • Eulima arcuataC. B. Adams, 1850
  • Melanella arcuata(C. B. Adams, 1850)

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

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Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and in the Gulf of Mexico.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 4.2 mm. [2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 166 m. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Rosenberg, G. (2014). Vitreolina arcuata (C. B. Adams, 1850). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419859 on 2014-12-16
  2. 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.