Vermicularia bathyalis
| Vermicularia bathyalis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Sorbeoconcha |
| Superfamily: | Cerithioidea |
| Family: | Turritellidae |
| Subfamily: | Vermiculariinae |
| Genus: | Vermicularia |
| Species: | V. bathyalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Vermicularia bathyalis Petuch, 2002[1] | |
Vermicularia bathyalis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae.[2]
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 62 mm.[3]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 400 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 400 m.[3]
References
- ↑ Petuch E. J. (2002). "New deep water gastropods from the Bimini Shelf, Bimini Chain, Bahamas". Ruthenica 12(1): 59-72. abstract.
- ↑ Vermicularia bathyalis Petuch, 2002. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
- 1 2 3 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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