Truncatella clathrus

Truncatella clathrus is a species of very small somewhat amphibious land snail with a gill and an operculum, a semi-terrestrial gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Truncatellidae, the truncatella snails or looping snails. These tiny snails live in damp habitat (under rotting vegetation) that is very close to the edge of the sea; they can tolerate being washed with saltwater during especially high tides. These snails are sometimes listed as land snails and at other times they are listed as marine snails.[1]

Truncatella clathrus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Rissooidea
Family:
Truncatellidae
Subfamily:
Truncatellinae
Genus:
Truncatella
Species:
T. clathrus
Binomial name
Truncatella clathrus
Lowe, 1832

Distribution

Tis species occurs in coastal areas including the Gulf of Mexico.[1]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 8 mm.[2]

Habitat

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

References
  1. Truncatella clathrus Lowe, 1832. WoRMS (2010). Truncatella clathrus Lowe, 1832. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419689 on 14 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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