Fossarus elegans

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Fossarus elegans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily:
Cerithioidea
Family:
Planaxidae
Subfamily:
Fossariinae
Genus:
Fossarus
Species:
F. elegans
Binomial name
Fossarus elegans
Verrill & Smith, 1882

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

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Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 5.3 mm. [2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 128 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 260 m. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Fossarus elegans Verrill & Smith, 1882 . 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 .
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