Petaloconchus mcgintyi
| Petaloconchus mcgintyi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Vermetoidea |
| Family: | Vermetidae |
| Genus: | Petaloconchus |
| Species: | P. mcgintyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Petaloconchus mcgintyi Olsson & Harbison, 1953 | |
Petaloconchus mcgintyi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells.[1]
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 35 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 2 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 61 m.[2]
References
- ↑ Petaloconchus mcgintyi Olsson & Harbison, 1953. WoRMS (2010). Petaloconchus mcgintyi Olsson & Harbison, 1953. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419552 on 9 July 2010.
- 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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