Pyrgophorus platyrachis

Pyrgophorus platyrachis is a species of very small aquatic snail, an operculate gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae.[1]

Pyrgophorus platyrachis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Rissooidea
Family:
Hydrobiidae
Genus:
Pyrgophorus
Species:
P. platyrachis
Binomial name
Pyrgophorus platyrachis
F. G. Thompson, 1968

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 5.3 mm.[2]

Habitat

The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m, and the maximum recorded depth is 0 m.[2]

References
  1. Pyrgophorus platyrachis F. G. Thompson, 1968. WoRMS (2010). Pyrgophorus platyrachis F. G. Thompson, 1968. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419610 on 9 August 2010 .
  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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