Larsenia scalaroides

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Larsenia scalaroides
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L. scalaroides
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Larsenia scalaroides
Warén, 1989

Larsenia scalaroides is a species of extremely small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Vanikoridae.[1]

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Description[]

The maximum recorded shell length is 1.9 mm.[2]

Habitat[]

The minimum recorded depth is 156 m; the maximum recorded depth is 900 m.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Larsenia scalaroides Warén, 1989. Gofas, S. (2009). Larsenia scalaroides Warén, 1989. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141888 on 14 August 2010 .
  2. ^ a b 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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