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Torellia smithi

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Torellia smithi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Capuloidea
Family:
Capulidae
Genus:
Torellia
Species:
T. smithi
Binomial name
Torellia smithi
Waren, Arnaud & Cantera, 1986

Torellia smithi is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Capulidae, the cap snails.[1]

Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 28 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 265 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 695 m.[2]

References

  1. ^ Torellia smithi Waren, Arnaud & Cantera, 1986. WoRMS (2009). Torellia smithi Waren, Arnaud & Cantera, 1986. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=197488 on 5 June 2010 .
  2. ^ 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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