Pyramidelloides barbadensis
| Pyramidelloides barbadensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Eulimidae |
| Genus: | Pyramidelloides |
| Species: | P. barbadensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Pyramidelloides barbadensis Moolenbeek & Faber, 1992
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Pyramidelloides barbadensis 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]
Description
[edit]The maximum recorded shell length is 1.1 mm.[2]
Habitat
[edit]Minimum recorded depth is 100 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 216 m.[2]
Taxonomy
[edit]The species was first described by William H. Dall in 1889 from specimens collected in the Caribbean region, specifically near Barbados, which is reflected in its specific epithet "barbadensis".[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Moolenbeek & Faber, 1992. 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=533358 on 2013-02-25.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Dall, W.H. (1889). "Reports on the results of dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, and along the Atlantic coast of the United States, from 1877 to 1880"
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