''Euchelus eucastus'' is a

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Chilodontidae.Rosenberg, G. (2012). ''Euchelus eucastus'' Dall, 1927. Retrieved through:

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Description

The height of the shell attains 6.5 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Georgia, USA at a depth of 805 m.

References

Dall W. H. (1927). ''Small shells from dredgings off the southeast coast of the United states by the United States Fisheries Steamer "Albatross", in 1885 and 1886''. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 70(18): 1-134

External links

To Encyclopedia of Life

To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection

To ITIS

To World Register of Marine Species
eucastus Gastropods described in 1927 {{Chilodontidae-stub