Cylindrobulla gigas
Species of gastropod
Cylindrobulla gigas | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
(unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Sacoglossa |
Superfamily: | Cylindrobulloidea |
Family: | Cylindrobullidae |
Genus: | Cylindrobulla |
Species: | C. gigas |
Binomial name | |
Cylindrobulla gigas Mikkelsen, 1998[1] |
Cylindrobulla gigas is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cylindrobullidae.
Distribution
- Florida, the Caribbean and Bermuda[1]
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 17.5 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 0.5 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 18 m.[2]
References
- ^ a b Mikkelsen P. M. (1998). "Cylindrobulla and Ascobulla in the western Atlantic (Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia, Sacoglossa): Systematic review, description of a new species, and phylogenetic reanalysis". Zoologica Scripta. 27 (1): 49–71. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409.1998.tb00428.x. S2CID 84359130.
- ^ 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.