Fossarus bellus

Last updated

Fossarus bellus
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Planaxidae
Genus: Fossarus
Species:
F. bellus
Binomial name
Fossarus bellus
Dall, 1889
Synonyms

Parviturbo bellusDall, 1889

Fossarus bellus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Planaxidae. [1]

Contents

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 3.5 mm. [2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 18 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 196 m. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Fossarus bellus Dall, 1889 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 May 2010.
  2. 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 .
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.