Peltospira smaragdina | |
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Shell of Peltospira smaragdina (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Neomphaliones |
Order: | Neomphalida |
Family: | Peltospiridae |
Genus: | Peltospira |
Species: | P. smaragdina |
Binomial name | |
Peltospira smaragdina Warén & Bouchet, 2001[1] | |
Peltospira smaragdina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Peltospiridae.[2]
Distribution
This species occurs on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
Description
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 870 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 3520 m.[3]
References
- ↑ Warén, A. & Bouchet, P. (2001) Gastropoda and Monoplacophora from hydrothermal vents and seeps; new taxa and records. The Veliger, 44, 116–231.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 11 April 2010.
- ↑ Peltospira smaragdina Warén & Bouchet, 2001. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 April 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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