Petaloconchus mcgintyi

Petaloconchus mcgintyi
Petaloconchus mcgintyi, ventral view, scale bar 0.25 mm.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Vermetidae
Genus: Petaloconchus
Species:
P. mcgintyi
Binomial name
Petaloconchus mcgintyi
Olsson & Harbison, 1953

Petaloconchus mcgintyi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells.[1]

Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 35 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 2 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 61 m.[2]

References

  1. ^ Petaloconchus mcgintyi Olsson & Harbison, 1953. WoRMS (2010). Petaloconchus mcgintyi Olsson & Harbison, 1953. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419552 on 9 July 2010 .
  2. ^ 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.


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