Synaptocochlea picta

Synaptocochlea picta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Subfamily: Stomatellinae
Genus: Synaptocochlea
Species: S. picta
Binomial name
Synaptocochlea picta
(d’Orbigny, 1847)

Synaptocochlea picta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]

Contents

Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 7 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 713 m.[2]

References

  1. ^ Synaptocochlea picta (d’Orbigny, 1847).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419457 on 1 May 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.