Lamellitrochus pourtalesi
| Lamellitrochus pourtalesi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Solariellidae |
| Genus: | Lamellitrochus |
| Species: | L. pourtalesi
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| Binomial name | |
| Lamellitrochus pourtalesi (Clench & , 1939)
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Lamellitrochus pourtalesi is a deep-sea species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.[1]
Distribution[]
This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and off Puerto Rico at depths between 293 m and 2276 m.
Description[]
The maximum recorded shell length is 10.3 mm.[2]
Habitat[]
Minimum recorded depth is 293 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 2276 m.[2]
References[]
- ^ Lamellitrochus pourtalesi (Clench & Aguayo, 1939). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
- ^ 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.
- Clench, W. J. and C. G. Aguayo. 1939. Notes and descriptions of new deep-water Mollusca obtained by the Harvard-Havana Expedition off the coast of Cuba. II. Memorias de la Sociedad Cubana de Historia Natural "Felipe Poey" 13: 189–197, pls. 28-29
- 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.
External links[]
Categories:
- Lamellitrochus
- Gastropods described in 1939
- Solariellidae stubs