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Torellia mirabilis

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Species of gastropod

Torellia mirabilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Capulidae
Genus: Torellia
Species: T. mirabilis
Binomial name
Torellia mirabilis
(Smith, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Trichoconcha mirabilis E. A. Smith, 1907

Torellia mirabilis is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Capulidae, the cap snails.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 42 mm.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 73 m. Maximum recorded depth is 662 m.

References

  1. Torellia mirabilis (Smith, 1907). WoRMS (2009). Torellia mirabilis (Smith, 1907). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=197486 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.


Taxon identifiers
Torellia mirabilis


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