| Eulima bifasciata | |
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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: | Eulima |
| Species: | E. bifasciata |
| Binomial name | |
| Eulima bifasciata d'Orbigny, 1841 | |
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Eulima bifasciata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. The species is one of a number within the genus Eulima.
Distribution
This species occurs in the following locations:
- Caribbean Sea
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Gulf of Mexico
- Lesser Antilles
- Mexico
- Panama
- Puerto Rico
- Venezuela
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 10.6 mm.
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. Maximum recorded depth is 84 m.
This species is known from seamounts and knolls.
References
- d'Orbigny, 1841. 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. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419836 on 2013-01-26.
- ^ 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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| Eulima bifasciata | |
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