Talassia sandersoni
| Talassia sandersoni | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Vanikoroidea |
| Family: | Vanikoridae |
| Genus: | Talassia |
| Species: | T. sandersoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Talassia sandersoni (A. E. Verrill, 1884) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Alvania sandersoni (A. E. Verrill, 1884) | |
Talassia sandersoni is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vanikoridae.[1]
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 4 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 260 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 260 m.[2]
References
- 1 2 Talassia sandersoni (A. E. Verrill, 1884). Rosenberg, G. (2010). Talassia sandersoni (A. E. Verrill, 1884). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=467503 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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