Lithopoma americanum
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| Lithopoma americanum | |
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| Lithopoma americanum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Turbinidae |
| Subfamily: | Turbininae |
| Genus: | Lithopoma |
| Species: | L. americanum |
| Binomial name | |
| Lithopoma americanum (Gmelin, 1791) | |
Lithopoma americanum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.[1]
Distribution
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Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 40 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 33 m.[2]
References
- ↑ Lithopoma americanum (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 April 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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.
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