Euchelus eucastus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chilodontaidae.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Family: | Chilodontaidae |
| Genus: | Euchelus |
| Species: | E. eucastus
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| Binomial name | |
| Euchelus eucastus | |
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Euchelus eucasta Dall, 1927 (original combination) | |
Description
editThe height of the shell attains 6.5 mm.
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Georgia, USA at a depth of 805 m.
References
edit- ^ Dall W. H. (1927). Small shells from dredgings off the southeast coast of the United states by the United States Fisheries Steamer "Albatross", in 1885 and 1886. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 70(18): 1-134. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2013-04-14.
- ^ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Euchelus eucastus Dall, 1927. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532804 on 2013-04-14
External links
edit- Encyclopedia of Life
- USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
- ITIS
- World Register of Marine Species