Thylacodes riisei
| Thylacodes riisei | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Vermetoidea |
| Family: | Vermetidae |
| Genus: | Thylacodes |
| Species: | T. riisei |
| Binomial name | |
| Thylacodes riisei (Mörch, 1862) | |
Thylacodes riisei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells. This species was previously known as Serpulorbis riisei.[1]
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 37 mm.[2]
Habitat
The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; maximum recorded depth is 2 m.[2]
References
- ↑ Serpulorbis riisei (Mörch, 1862). WoRMS (2010). Serpulorbis riisei (Mörch, 1862). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419556 on 9 July 2010.
- 1 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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