Batheulima lutescens

Batheulima lutescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
Superfamily: Eulimoidea
Family: Eulimidae
Genus: Batheulima
Species: B. lutescens
Binomial name
Batheulima lutescens
Simone, 2002

Batheulima lutescens is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae.[1][2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the coasts of Brazil within the southern Atlantic Ocean.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 10.7 mm.[3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 610 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 640 m.[3]

References

  1. Simone, 2002. Simone L.R.L. 2002. Three new deepwater species of Eulimidae (Caenogastropoda) from Brasil. Novapex 3(2-3): 55-60. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=387702 on 2013-02-21.
  2. Bouchet, P.; Fontaine, B. (2009). List of new marine species described between 2002-2006. Census of Marine Life.
  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.

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