Punctulum wyvillethomsoni

Punctulum wyvillethomsoni is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]

Punctulum wyvillethomsoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Rissooidea
Family:	Rissoidae
Genus:	Punctulum
Species:	P. wyvillethomsoni
Binomial name
Punctulum wyvillethomsoni (Friele, 1877)
Synonyms[1]
Alvania wyvillethomsoni (Friele, 1877)

Distribution

This species occurs in European waters and in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 3.8 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 95 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 300 m.[2]

References

1. Rosenberg, G.; Bouchet, P. (2012). Punctulum wyvillethomsoni. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=423708 on 2012-07-25
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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• Mayhew, R. and F. Cole. 1994 MS. A taxonomic discussion and update of shell-bearing marine molluscs recorded from NW Atlantic North of Cape Cod (excluding Greenland), and Canadian Arctic Archipeligo.
• Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213