Atlanta helicinoidea

Atlanta helicinoidea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Pterotracheoidea
Family: Atlantidae
Genus: Atlanta
Species: A. helicinoidea
Binomial name
Atlanta helicinoidea
J. E. Gray, 1850
Synonyms[1]

Atlanta helicinoides Souleyet, 1852

Atlanta helicinoidea is a species of sea snail, a holoplanktonic marine gastropod mollusk in the family Atlantidae.[1]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 4 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 0 m.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Atlanta helicinoidea J. E. Gray, 1850. WoRMS (2009). Atlanta helicinoidea J. E. Gray, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419791 on 14 August 2010.
  2. 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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