Torellia delicata
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Species: | T. delicata
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Torellia delicata (Philippi, 1844)
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Torellia delicatula (Philippi, 1844) |
Torellia delicata is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Capulidae, the cap snails.[1]
Distribution
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Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 17 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 156 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 2100 m.[2]
References
- ^ a b Torellia delicata (Philippi, 1844). Gofas, S. (2010). Torellia delicata (Philippi, 1844). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138985 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.
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