Coenaculum weerdtae

Coenaculum weerdtae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tofanellidae. The species is one of four known species to exist within the genus Coenaculum, the other three being Coenaculum minutulum, Coenaculum secundum and Coenaculum tertium.[1]

Coenaculum weerdtae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
Superfamily:
Mathildoidea
Family:
Tofanellidae
Genus:
Coenaculum
Species:
C. weerdtae
Binomial name
Coenaculum weerdtae
Moolenbeek & Faber, 1992

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 2.1 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 30 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 30 m.[2]

References
  1. Moolenbeek & Faber, 1992. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532649 on 2013-01-06.
  2. 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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