Pseudorimula midatlantica

Pseudorimula midatlantica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lepetodrilidae.[2]

Pseudorimula midatlantica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Lepetodriloidea
Family:
Lepetodrilidae
Genus:
Pseudorimula
Species:
P. midatlantica
Binomial name
Pseudorimula midatlantica
McLean, 1992 [1]

Distribution

This species occurs in hydrothermal vents and seeps in the Snake Pit hydrothermal field, Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 8.1 mm.[3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 1622 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 3520 m.[3]

References
  1. McLean J.H. (1992) A new species of Pseudorimula (Fissurellacea: Clypeosectidae) from hydrothermal vents of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. The Nautilus 106(3): 115–118
  2. Pseudorimula midatlantica McLean, 1992. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 April 2010.
  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.
  • Warén, A. & Bouchet, P. (2001) Gastropoda and Monoplacophora from hydrothermal vents and seeps; new taxa and records. The Veliger, 44, 116–231


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