Biology:Dolichupis virgo

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Dolichupis virgo
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Triviidae
Genus: Dolichupis
Species:
D. virgo
Binomial name
Dolichupis virgo
Fehse & Grego, 2005[1]

Dolichupis virgo is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias.[2]

Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 7.3 mm.[3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 33 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 33 m.[3]

References

  1. Fehse D. & Grego J. 2005. Contributions to the Knowledge of the Triviidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). X. New Triviidae from Brazil. Visaya 1(3): 16-42, pls. 1-18.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 9 July 2010.
  2. Dolichupis virgo Fehse & Grego, 2005. WoRMS (2009). Dolichupis virgo Fehse & Grego, 2005. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=396199 on 9 July 2010 .
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 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.

Wikidata ☰ Q5289096 entry