Pyrgophorus platyrachis

Pyrgophorus platyrachis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Hydrobiidae
Genus: Pyrgophorus
Species: P. platyrachis
Binomial name
Pyrgophorus platyrachis
F. G. Thompson, 1968

Pyrgophorus platyrachis is a species of very small aquatic snail, an operculate gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae.[1]

Contents

Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 5.3 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 0 m.[2]

References

  1. ^ Pyrgophorus platyrachis F. G. Thompson, 1968. WoRMS (2010). Pyrgophorus platyrachis F. G. Thompson, 1968. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419610 on 9 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.