Atlanta fragilis

Atlanta fragilis is a species of sea snail, a holoplanktonic marine gastropod mollusk in the family Atlantidae.[1]

Atlanta fragilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Pterotracheoidea
Family:
Atlantidae
Genus:
Atlanta
Species:
A. fragilis
Binomial name
Atlanta fragilis
Richter, 1993

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 3 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 30 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 250 m.[2]

References
  1. Atlanta fragilis Richter, 1993. Gofas, S. (2009). Atlanta fragilis Richter, 1993. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=244556 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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