Atlanta fragilis
| Atlanta fragilis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Pterotracheoidea |
| Family: | Atlantidae |
| Genus: | Atlanta |
| Species: | A. fragilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Atlanta fragilis Richter, 1993 | |
Atlanta fragilis is a species of sea snail, a holoplanktonic marine gastropod mollusk in the family Atlantidae.[1]
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 3 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 30 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 250 m.[2]
References
- ↑ Atlanta fragilis Richter, 1993. Gofas, S. (2009). Atlanta fragilis Richter, 1993. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=244556 on 14 August 2010.
- 1 2 3 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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