Fastigiella carinata
Appearance
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Fastigiella carinata Reeve, 1848
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Fastigiella poulsenii Mörch, 1877 |
Fastigiella carinata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae.[1]
Distribution
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Description
[edit]The maximum recorded shell length is 53 mm.[2]
The shell is elongately turreted and is umbilicated. The whorls are rounded. The aperture is small. The siphonal canal is very short. The columella is somewhat twisted.[3]
Habitat
[edit]Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 1 m.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Fastigiella carinata Reeve, 1848. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls