Biology:Vermicularia bathyalis

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Vermicularia bathyalis
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Vermiculariinae
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V. bathyalis
Binomial name
Vermicularia bathyalis
Petuch, 2002[1]

Vermicularia bathyalis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae.[2]

Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 62 mm.[3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 400 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 400 m.[3]

References

  1. Petuch E. J. (2002). "New deep water gastropods from the Bimini Shelf, Bimini Chain, Bahamas". Ruthenica 12(1): 59–72. abstract.
  2. Vermicularia bathyalis Petuch, 2002. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 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 ☰ Q7921567 entry