Torellia mirabilis

Torellia mirabilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Capulidae
Genus: Torellia
Species:
T. mirabilis
Binomial name
Torellia mirabilis
(Smith, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Trichoconcha mirabilis E. A. Smith, 1907

Torellia mirabilis is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Capulidae, the cap snails.[1]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 42 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 73 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 662 m.[2]

References

  1. ^ Torellia mirabilis (Smith, 1907). WoRMS (2009). Torellia mirabilis (Smith, 1907). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=197486 on 5 June 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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