Megalomphalus disciformis

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Megalomphalus disciformis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Vanikoridae
Genus: Megalomphalus
Species:
M. disciformis
Binomial name
Megalomphalus disciformis
Synonyms [1]
  • Adeorbis seguenzianus Tryon, 1888
  • Fossarus depressus Seguenza, 1876
  • Fossarus disciformis Granata-Grillo, 1877 (basionym)
  • Megalomphalus mercatoris Adam & Knudsen, 1969
  • Megalomphalus seguenzai Cossmann, 1918

Megalomphalus disciformis is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vanikoridae. [1]

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Distribution

This species is found in European waters.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 4 mm. [2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 27 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 95 m. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Megalomphalus disciformis (Granata-Grillo, 1877) . Gofas, S. (2009). Megalomphalus disciformis (Granata-Grillo, 1877). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141891 on 14 August 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.
*Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213


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