Pyramidelloides carinatus

Pyramidelloides carinatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. The species is one of a number within the genus Pyramidelloides.[1]

Pyramidelloides carinatus
Pyramidelloides carinatus, female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
Superfamily:
Eulimoidea
Family:
Eulimidae
Genus:
Pyramidelloides
Species:
P. carinatus
Binomial name
Pyramidelloides carinatus
(Mörch, 1876)

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 1.8 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 90 m.[2]

References
  1. (Mörch, 1876). Warén A. (2011). Checklist of Eulimidae. pers. com. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533359 on 2013-02-26.
  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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