''Eatoniella varicifera'' is a
species of minute
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
, a marine
gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk in the
family Eatoniellidae
Eatoniellidae, commonly known as eatoniellids, are a taxonomic family of minute sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Cingulopsoidea
The Cingulopsoidea is a superfamily of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the cl ...
, the eatoniellids.
Distribution
Description
The maximum recorded
shell length is 2.15 mm.
[Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". '' PLOS One'' 5(1): e8776. .]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 4 m.
Maximum recorded depth is 10 m.
References
External links
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Eatoniellidae
Gastropods described in 1983
Taxa named by Winston Ponder
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