Pyramidelloides barbadensis

Pyramidelloides barbadensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. The species is one of a number within the genus Pyramidelloides.[1]

Pyramidelloides barbadensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
Superfamily:
Eulimoidea
Family:
Eulimidae
Genus:
Pyramidelloides
Species:
P. barbadensis
Binomial name
Pyramidelloides barbadensis
Moolenbeek & Faber, 1992

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 1.1 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 100 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 216 m.[2]

References
  1. Moolenbeek & Faber, 1992. Warén A. (2011). Checklist of Eulimidae. pers. com. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533358 on 2013-02-25.
  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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