Carinaria lamarckii
| Carinaria lamarckii | |
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| Preserved Carinaria lamarckii | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Carinariidae |
| Genus: | Carinaria |
| Species: | C. lamarckii
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| Binomial name | |
| Carinaria lamarckii Blainville, 1817
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Carinaria lamarcki Péron & Lesueur, 1810 (vernacular name only, not latinized till Blainville, 1817) | |
Carinaria lamarckii is a species of sea gastropod, a holoplanktonic marine gastropod mollusk in the family Carinariidae.[1]
Description
Carinaria lamarckii is a large mollusc that is roughly 25 centimetres (9.8 in) long. It has a delicate transparent shell around 4.5 centimetres (1.8 in) long, with a curved apex. The shell is too small for the snail to retract into, and covers only the gills.[2]
Habitat
The minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[3] The maximum recorded depth is 675 m.[3]
References
- ^ a b Rosenberg, G. (2011). Carinaria lamarckii Blainville, 1817. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=416623 on 2011-02-07
- ^ Scase, Robert; Storey, Eric (1975). The world of shells. Berkshire: Osprey. ISBN 978-0-85045-222-8.
- ^ a b 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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