Solariella lacunella

Solariella lacunella
Original drawing of a shell of Solariella lacunella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Solariellidae
Genus: Solariella
Species: S. lacunella
Binomial name
Solariella lacunella
(Dall, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Margarita depressa Dall, 1889
  • Margarita lacunella Dall, 1881 (original description)
  • Margarita maculata Dall, 1881 (preoccupied by a fossil species)
  • Solariella lacunella var. depressa Dall, 1889

Solariella lacunella, common name the channelled solarielle, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.[1]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles; in the Atlantic Ocean off North Carolina and Florida at depths between 18 m and 1472 m.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 8.7 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 18 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 1472 m.[2]

References

  1. Solariella lacunella (Dall, 1881).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
  2. 1 2 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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