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Species of gastropod

Torellia smithi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Capulidae
Genus: Torellia
Species: T. smithi
Binomial name
Torellia smithi
Waren, Arnaud & Cantera, 1986
Synonyms
  • Neoconcha vestita E. A. Smith, 1907

Torellia smithi 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 28 mm.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 265 m. Maximum recorded depth is 695 m.

References

  1. Torellia smithi Waren, Arnaud & Cantera, 1986. WoRMS (2009). Torellia smithi Waren, Arnaud & Cantera, 1986. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=197488 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.


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Torellia smithi


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