Vermicularia fargoi

Vermicularia fargoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily: Cerithioidea
Family: Turritellidae
Subfamily: Vermiculariinae
Genus: Vermicularia
Species: V. fargoi
Binomial name
Vermicularia fargoi
Olsson, 1951

Vermicularia fargoi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae.[1]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 80 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 10 m.[2]

References

  1. Vermicularia fargoi Olsson, 1951.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  2. 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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