Cylindrobulla gigas
| Cylindrobulla gigas | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Sacoglossa |
| Superfamily: | Cylindrobulloidea |
| Family: | Cylindrobullidae |
| Genus: | Cylindrobulla |
| Species: | C. gigas |
| Binomial name | |
| Cylindrobulla gigas Mikkelsen, 1998[1] | |
Cylindrobulla gigas is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cylindrobullidae.
Distribution
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 17.5 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 0.5 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 18 m.[2]
References
- 1 2 Mikkelsen P. M. (1998). "Cylindrobulla and Ascobulla in the western Atlantic (Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia, Sacoglossa): Systematic review, description of a new species, and phylogenetic reanalysis". Zoologica Scripta 27 (1): 49–71. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409.1998.tb00428.x.
- 1 2 3 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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