Tragula falcifera

Tragula falcifera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2]

Tragula falcifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Tragula
Species:
T. falcifera
Binomial name
Tragula falcifera
(Watson, 1881) [1]
Synonyms
  • Chrysallida falcifera (Watson, 1881)
  • Dunkeria falcifera Watson, 1881
  • Turbonilla falcifera (Watson, 1881)

Description

The shell grows to a length of approximately 6.6 millimeters, relatively larger in size than the vast majority of other shells within this genus.

Distribution

The type specimen of this marine species was found off the coast of Bermudas at a depth of 1966 meters, an exceedingly deep elevation for this genus of Pyramidellidae, considering most of these mollusks do not exceed such depths as 1.966 kilometers.

References
  1. Watson, R. B. 1881. Mollusca of H.M.S. 'Challenger' Expedition. Part VII. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 15: 245-274.
  2. Rosenberg, G. (2010). Chrysallida falcifera (Watson, 1881). 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=533507 on 2012-10-12


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