Shinkailepas briandi

Shinkailepas briandi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phenacolepadidae.[2]

Shinkailepas briandi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Neritimorpha
clade Cycloneritimorpha
Superfamily:
Neritoidea
Family:
Phenacolepadidae
Genus:
Shinkailepas
Species:
S. briandi
Binomial name
Shinkailepas briandi
Warén & Bouchet, 2001[1]

Distribution

The type locality of Shinkailepas briandi is Mid-Atlantic Ridge: 37°50.54'N, 31°30.30'W in depth 860–870 m.[3]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 10 mm.[4]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 850 m.[4] Maximum recorded depth is 3520 m.[4]

References
  1. Warén A. & Bouchet P. (2001). "Gastropoda and Monoplacophora from hydrothermal vents and seeps; new taxa and records". Veliger 44: 116–231.
  2. Shinkailepas briandi Warén & Bouchet, 2001. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 May 2010.
  3. Shinkailepas briandi Warén & Bouchet 2001, CLEMAM, accessed 14 October 2010.
  4. 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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