Pilus conicus
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(unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda
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Species: | P. conicus
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Cocculina conica Verrill 1884 (basionym) |
Pilus conicus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudococculinidae.[2]
Description
The size of the shell is 1 mm.
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (February 2013) |
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off New England, USA; in the Rockall Trough; in the Mediterranean Sea.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 1 mm.[3]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 913 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 913 m.[3]
References
- ^ Verrill A. E., 1884: Second catalogue of mollusca recently added to the fauna of the New England Coast and the adjacent parts of the Atlantic, consisting mostly of deep sea species, with notes on others previously recorded Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences 6(1): 139โ294, pl. 28โ32
- ^ Pilus conicus (Verrill, 1884). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 February 2013.
- ^ 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.
External links
- "Pilus conicus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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