Pyrgophorus platyrachis
| Pyrgophorus platyrachis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Rissooidea |
| Family: | Hydrobiidae |
| Genus: | Pyrgophorus |
| Species: | P. platyrachis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyrgophorus platyrachis F. G. Thompson, 1968 | |
Pyrgophorus platyrachis is a species of very small aquatic snail, an operculate gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae.[1]
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 5.3 mm.[2]
Habitat
The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m, and the maximum recorded depth is 0 m.[2]
References
- ↑ Pyrgophorus platyrachis F. G. Thompson, 1968. WoRMS (2010). Pyrgophorus platyrachis F. G. Thompson, 1968. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419610 on 9 August 2010.
- 1 2 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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