Vitreolina arcuata

Vitreolina arcuata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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
	Eulima arcuata C. 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]

Distribution

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

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

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

^ ^a ^b 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
^ ^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.

Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

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