Torellia delicata

Torellia delicata is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Capulidae, the cap snails.[1]

Torellia delicata
Torellia delicata shell
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Capuloidea
Family:
Capulidae
Genus:
Torellia
Species:
T. delicata
Binomial name
Torellia delicata
(Philippi, 1844)
Synonyms[1]

Torellia delicatula (Philippi, 1844)
Torellia fimbriata Verrill & Smith, 1882
Torellia vestita Jeffreys, 1867

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 17 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 156 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 2100 m.[2]

References
  1. Torellia delicata (Philippi, 1844). Gofas, S. (2010). Torellia delicata (Philippi, 1844). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138985 on 5 June 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.


    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.