Atlanta pulchella
Atlanta pulchella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Atlantidae |
Genus: | Atlanta |
Species: | A. pulchella
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Binomial name | |
Atlanta pulchella A. E. Verrill, 1884
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Atlanta pulchella is a species of sea snail, a holoplanktonic marine gastropod mollusk in the family Atlantidae.[1]
Distribution
Distribution of Atlanta pulchella include North West Atlantic: off Massachusetts and Delaware.[1]
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 1.25 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 0 m.[2]
References
- ^ a b Atlanta pulchella A. E. Verrill, 1884. Rosenberg, G. (2010). Atlanta pulchella A. E. Verrill, 1884. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160169 on 14 August 2010 .
- ^ a b c 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.