Trichotropis bicarinata
| Trichotropis bicarinata | |
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| Trichotropis bicarinata shell | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Capulidae |
| Genus: | Trichotropis |
| Species: | T. bicarinata |
| Binomial name | |
| Trichotropis bicarinata (Sowerby I, 1825) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| Trichotropis bicarinatus | |
Trichotropis bicarinata is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Capulidae, the cap snails.[1]
Distribution
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 37 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 10 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 475 m.[2]
References
- ^ a b Trichotropis bicarinata (Sowerby I, 1825). Rosenberg, G. (2010). Trichotropis bicarinata (Sowerby I, 1825). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160421 on 5 June 2010 .
- ^ a b c 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.