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Vermicularia fargoi

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Vermicularia fargoi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Turritellidae
Genus: Vermicularia
Species:
V. fargoi
Binomial name
Vermicularia fargoi
Olsson, 1951

Vermicularia fargoi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Turritellidae.[1]

Distribution[edit]

Description[edit]

The maximum recorded shell length is 80 mm.[2]

Habitat[edit]

The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; maximum recorded depth is 10 m.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Vermicularia fargoi Olsson, 1951. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  2. ^ a b 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.