Atlanta pulchella
| Atlanta pulchella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Pterotracheoidea |
| Family: | Atlantidae |
| Genus: | Atlanta |
| Species: | A. pulchella |
| Binomial name | |
| Atlanta pulchella A. E. Verrill, 1884 | |
Atlanta pulchella is a species of sea snail, a holoplanktonic marine gastropod mollusk in the family Atlantidae.[1]
Distribution
Distribution of Atlanta pulchella include North West Atlantic: off Massachusetts and Delaware.[1]
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 1.25 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 0 m.[2]
References
- 1 2 Atlanta pulchella A. E. Verrill, 1884. Rosenberg, G. (2010). Atlanta pulchella A. E. Verrill, 1884. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160169 on 14 August 2010.
- 1 2 3 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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