Solariella periscopia

Solariella periscopia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.[1] It is commonly referred to as the "look-around solarelle", and was first described in 1927.[2]

Solariella periscopia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Solariellidae
Genus: Solariella
Species:
S. periscopia
Binomial name
Solariella periscopia
Dall, 1927

Distribution

This species occurs in the Western Atlantic Ocean (North Carolina, the Bahamas),[2] the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 3 mm.[3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 46 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 95 m.[3]

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References

  1. Solariella periscopia Dall, 1927. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
  2. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=69927
  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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