Torellia cornea
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Capulidae |
| Genus: | Torellia |
| Species: | T. cornea
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| Binomial name | |
| Torellia cornea Powell, 1951
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Torellia cornea is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Capulidae, the cap snails.[1]
Description[edit]
The maximum recorded shell length is 19.4 mm.[2]
Habitat[edit]
Minimum recorded depth is 500 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 2818 m.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Torellia cornea Powell, 1951. WoRMS (2009). Torellia cornea Powell, 1951. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=197483 on 5 June 2010 .
- ^ a b c 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.