Serpulorbis squamolineatus

Serpulorbis squamolineatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Vermetoidea
Family: Vermetidae
Genus: Serpulorbis
Species: S. squamolineatus
Binomial name
Serpulorbis squamolineatus
Petuch, 2002[1]
Synonyms[2]

Serpulorbus squamolineatus Petuch,

Serpulorbis squamolineatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells.[2]

Contents

Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 60 mm.[3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 400 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 400 m.[3]

References

  1. ^ Petuch E. J. (2002). "New deep water gastropods from the Bimini Shelf, Bimini Chain, Bahamas". Ruthenica 12(1): 59-72. abstract.
  2. ^ a b Serpulorbis squamolineatus Petuch, 2002. WoRMS (2009). Serpulorbis squamolineatus Petuch, 2002. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=387816 on 9 July 2010.
  3. ^ 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.