Atlanta peronii
| Atlanta peronii | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Pterotracheoidea |
| Family: | Atlantidae |
| Genus: | Atlanta |
| Species: | A. peronii |
| Binomial name | |
| Atlanta peronii Lesueur, 1817 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Atlanta steindachneri Oberwimmer, 1898 | |
Atlanta peronii is a species of sea snail, a holoplanktonic marine gastropod mollusk in the family Atlantidae.[1]
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 11 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 3338 m.[2]
References
- 1 2 Atlanta peronii Lesueur, 1817. Gofas, S. (2009). Atlanta peronii Lesueur, 1817. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2009) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138838 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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