Solariella cristata

Solariella cristata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.[1]

Solariella cristata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Solariellidae
Genus: Solariella
Species:
S. cristata
Binomial name
Solariella cristata
Quinn, 1992

Distribution

This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and the Lesser Antilles in depths between 155 m and 256 m.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 9.1 mm, its diameter 9.45 mm [2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 201 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 256 m.[2]

References
  1. Solariella cristata Quinn, 1992. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 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.
  • Quinn, J. F., Jr. 1992. New species of Solariella (Gastropoda: Trochidae) from the Western Atlantic Ocean. Nautilus 106: 50–54.
  • Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.


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