Talassia sandersoni

Talassia sandersoni is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vanikoridae.[1]

Talassia sandersoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Vanikoroidea
Family:
Vanikoridae
Genus:
Talassia
Species:
T. sandersoni
Binomial name
Talassia sandersoni
Synonyms[1]

Alvania sandersoni (A. E. Verrill, 1884)

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 4 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 260 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 260 m.[2]

References
  1. Talassia sandersoni (A. E. Verrill, 1884). Rosenberg, G. (2010). Talassia sandersoni (A. E. Verrill, 1884). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=467503 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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