Punctulum wyvillethomsoni
| Punctulum wyvillethomsoni | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Rissoidae |
| Genus: | Punctulum |
| Species: | P. wyvillethomsoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Punctulum wyvillethomsoni (Friele, 1877)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Alvania wyvillethomsoni (Friele, 1877) | |
Punctulum wyvillethomsoni is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]
Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in European waters and in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean.
Description
[edit]The maximum recorded shell length is 3.8 mm.[2]
Habitat
[edit]Minimum recorded depth is 95 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 300 m.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Rosenberg, G.; Bouchet, P. (2012). Punctulum wyvillethomsoni. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=423708 on 2012-07-25
- ^ 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.
- Abbott, R.T. (1974). American Seashells. 2nd ed. Van Nostrand Reinhold: New York, NY (USA). 663 pp.
- Mayhew, R. and F. Cole. 1994 MS. A taxonomic discussion and update of shell-bearing marine molluscs recorded from NW Atlantic North of Cape Cod (excluding Greenland), and Canadian Arctic Archipeligo.
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213