Eumetula arctica is a species of sea snail, a gastropod in the family Newtoniellidae, which is known from the northwestern Atlantic Ocean, European waters, including the Mediterranean Sea, and the Gulf of Maine. It was described by Mørch, in 1857.[1]
| Eumetula arctica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Family: | Newtoniellidae |
| Genus: | Eumetula |
| Species: | E. arctica
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| Binomial name | |
| Eumetula arctica (Mørch, 1857)
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Description
editHabitat
editMinimum recorded depth is 60 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 1010 m.[2]
References
edit- ^ Eumetula arctica at World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ 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.
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