Oocorys verrillii
| Oocorys verrillii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cassidae |
| Genus: | Oocorys |
| Species: | O. verrillii
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| Binomial name | |
| Oocorys verrillii (Dall, 1889)
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Oocorys verrillii is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails.[1]
Description
[edit]The maximum recorded shell length is 47 mm.[2]
Habitat
[edit]Minimum recorded depth is 134 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 2926 m.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Oocorys verrillii (Dall, 1889). Rosenberg, G. (2010). Oocorys verrillii. 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=533236 on 5 March 2011 .
- ^ 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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