Solariella multirestis

Solariella multirestis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:Trochoidea
Family:Solariellidae
Genus:Solariella
Species: S. multirestis
Binomial name
Solariella multirestis
Quinn, 1979

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

Distribution

This marine species occurs off St. Vincent, Lesser Antilles, at depths between 201 m and 251 m.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 11.8 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 201 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 251 m.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Solariella multirestis Quinn, 1979.  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.
  • Quinn, J. F., Jr. 1979. Biological results of the University of Miami deep-sea expeditions. 130. The systematics and zoogeography of the gastropod family Trochidae collected in the straits of Florida and its approaches. Malacologia 19: 1-62
  • 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

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