Nerita amplisulcata

Nerita amplisulcata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Neritimorpha
clade Cycloneritimorpha
Superfamily: Neritoidea
Family: Neritidae
Genus: Nerita
Species: N. amplisulcata
Binomial name
Nerita amplisulcata
Macsotay & Villarroel, 2001[1]

Nerita amplisulcata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae.[2]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 20.5 mm.[3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 9 m.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Macsotay & Villarroel (2001). Representative mollucs from the Margariata shelf Venezuela. Editoria Rivolta, Valencia 280 p.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 05/04/10.
  2. ↑ Nerita amplisulcata Macsotay & Villarroel, 2001.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 May 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 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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