Eatoniella strebeli

Eatoniella strebeli is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eatoniellidae, the eatoniellids.[1]

Eatoniella strebeli
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Cingulopsoidea
Family:
Eatoniellidae
Genus:
Eatoniella
Species:
E. strebeli
Binomial name
Eatoniella strebeli
Ponder & Worsfold, 1994

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 1.72 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 15 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 137 m.[2]

References
  1. Eatoniella strebeli Ponder & Worsfold, 1994. WoRMS (2009). Eatoniella strebeli Ponder & Worsfold, 1994. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=197159 on 5 June 2010 .
  2. 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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