Onchidiopsis groenlandica

Onchidiopsis groenlandica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Velutinoidea
Family: Velutinidae
Genus: Onchidiopsis
Species: O. groenlandica
Binomial name
Onchidiopsis groenlandica
Bergh, 1853

Onchidiopsis groenlandica is a species of small sea snail with a transparent internal shell, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Velutinidae. Because the shell is mostly internal, the snail resembles a sea slug in general appearance.[1]

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Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded (shell?) length is 95 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 27 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 137 m.[2]

References

  1. ^ Onchidiopsis groenlandica Bergh, 1853. Gofas, S. (2009). Onchidiopsis groenlandica Bergh, 1853. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2009) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=180999 on 14 August 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.