Lamellitrochus pourtalesi

Lamellitrochus pourtalesi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Solariellidae
Genus: Lamellitrochus
Species: L. pourtalesi
Binomial name
Lamellitrochus pourtalesi
(Clench & Aguayo, 1939)
Synonyms
  • Margarita amabilis auct. non Jeffreys, 1865
  • Solariella pourtalesi Clench & Aguayo, 1939
  • Zetela pourtales (Clench, W.J. & C.G. Aguayo, 1939)

Lamellitrochus pourtalesi is a deep-sea species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.[1]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and off Puerto Rico at depths between 293 m and 2276 m.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 10.3 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 293 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 2276 m.[2]

References

  1. Lamellitrochus pourtalesi (Clench & Aguayo, 1939).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
  2. 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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