Solariella carvalhoi

Solariella carvalhoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:Trochoidea
Family:Solariellidae
Genus:Solariella
Species: S. carvalhoi
Binomial name
Solariella carvalhoi
Lopes & Cardoso, 1958

Solariella carvalhoi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.[1]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 7 mm.[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico; in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 66 m.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Solariella carvalhoi Lopes & Cardoso, 1958.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
  2. 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.
  • Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
  • Lopes, H. de Souza and P. de sá Cardoso. 1958. Sôbre um novo gastrópodo Brasileiro do gênero "Solariella" Wood, 1842 (Trochidae). Revista Brasileira de Biologia 18: 59-64.


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