Pilus conicus

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Pilus conicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Lepetelloidea
Family:
Pseudococculinidae
Genus:
Pilus
Species:
P. conicus
Binomial name
Pilus conicus
(Verrill, 1884) [1]
Synonyms

Cocculina conicaVerrill 1884 (basionym)

Pilus conicus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudococculinidae. [2]

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Description

The size of the shell is 1 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off New England, USA; in the Rockall Trough; in the Mediterranean Sea.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 1 mm. [3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 913 m. [3] Maximum recorded depth is 913 m. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Verrill A. E., 1884: Second catalogue of mollusca recently added to the fauna of the New England Coast and the adjacent parts of the Atlantic, consisting mostly of deep sea species, with notes on others previously recorded Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences 6(1): 139–294, pl. 28–32
  2. ↑ Pilus conicus (Verrill, 1884) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 14 February 2013.
  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.


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