''Eulima mioacutissima'' is a
species of
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
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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 Eulimidae. The species is one of a number within the genus ''
Eulima
''Eulima'' is a genus of small, ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Eulimidae.
''Eulima'' is the type genus of the family Eulimidae.
Description
The genus appeared early in the Secondary and became abundant in form ...
''.
[Sacco, 1892. Warén A. (2011). Checklist of Eulimidae. pers. com. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=566040 on 2013-02-02.]
References
External links
To World Register of Marine Species
mioacutissima
Gastropods described in 1892
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