Solariella carvalhoi

Solariella carvalhoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Solariellidae
Genus: Solariella
Species: S. carvalhoi
Binomial name
Solariella carvalhoi
Lopes & Cardoso, 1958

Solariella carvalhoi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.[1]

Description

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

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico; in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 66 m.[2]

References

  1. Solariella carvalhoi Lopes & Cardoso, 1958.  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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