Lamellitrochus inceratus
| Lamellitrochus inceratus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Solariellidae |
| Genus: | Lamellitrochus |
| Species: | L. inceratus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lamellitrochus inceratus Quinn, 1991 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Lamellitrochus inceratus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.[1]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 8.2 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 86 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 1472 m.[2]
References
- ↑ Lamellitrochus inceratus Quinn, 1991. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 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.
- Quinn, J. F., Jr. 1991. Lamellitrochus, a new genus of Solariellinae (Gastropoda: Trochidae), with descriptions of six new species from the Western Atlantic Ocean. Nautilus 105: 81-91
- 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
- Turgeon, D.D., et al. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates of the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26 page(s): 60
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