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Megalomphalus pilsbryi

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Species of gastropod

Megalomphalus pilsbryi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Vanikoridae
Genus: Megalomphalus
Species: M. pilsbryi
Binomial name
Megalomphalus pilsbryi
(Olsson & McGinty, 1958)

Megalomphalus pilsbryi is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vanikoridae.

Distribution

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Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 6.3 mm.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. Maximum recorded depth is 60 m.

References

  1. Megalomphalus pilsbryi (Olsson & McGinty, 1958). WoRMS (2010). Megalomphalus pilsbryi (Olsson & McGinty, 1958). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419719 on 14 August 2010 .
  2. ^ 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.
Taxon identifiers
Megalomphalus pilsbryi


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