Solariella cristata

Solariella cristata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Solariellidae
Genus: Solariella
Species: S. cristata
Binomial name
Solariella cristata
Quinn, 1992

Solariella cristata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.[1]

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Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 9.5 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 201 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 256 m.[2]

References

  1. ^ Solariella cristata Quinn, 1992.  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419441 on 22 April 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.