Torellia antarctica

Torellia antarctica is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Capulidae, the cap snails.[1]

Torellia antarctica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Capuloidea
Family:
Capulidae
Genus:
Torellia
Species:
T. antarctica
Binomial name
Torellia antarctica
(Thiele, 1912)

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 4.6 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 300 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 300 m.[2]

References
  1. Torellia antarctica (Thiele, 1912). WoRMS (2009). Torellia antarctica (Thiele, 1912). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=197482 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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