Carinaria pseudorugosa

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Carinaria pseudorugosa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Carinariidae
Genus: Carinaria
Species:
C. pseudorugosa
Binomial name
Carinaria pseudorugosa
Vayssière, 1904
Synonyms [1]
  • Carinaria challengeri Bonnevie, 1920
  • Carinaria lamarcki var. challengeriBonnevie, 1920

Carinaria pseudorugosa is a species of sea gastropod, a holoplanktonic marine gastropod mollusk in the family Carinariidae. [2]

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Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid Atlantic Ridge west of the Azores

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 40 mm. [3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. [3] Maximum recorded depth is 150 m. [3]

References

  1. Gofas, S. (2011). Carinaria pseudorugosa. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=181016 on 2011-02-07
  2. Carinaria pseudorugosa Vayssière, 1904 . Gofas, S. (2009). Carinaria pseudorugosa Vayssière, 1904. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=181016 on 14 August 2010 .
  3. 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 .