Vitreolina arcuata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. The species is one of a number within the genus Vitreolina.[1]
| Vitreolina arcuata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Eulimidae |
| Genus: | Vitreolina |
| Species: | V. arcuata
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| Binomial name | |
| Vitreolina arcuata (C. B. Adams, 1850)
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Distribution edit
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and in the Gulf of Mexico.
Description edit
Habitat edit
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 166 m.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b Rosenberg, G. (2014). Vitreolina arcuata (C. B. Adams, 1850). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419859 on 2014-12-16
- ^ a b c 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.
- Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
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