Punctulum wyvillethomsoni

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Punctulum wyvillethomsoni
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Punctulum
Species:
P. wyvillethomsoni
Binomial name
Punctulum wyvillethomsoni
(Friele, 1877)
Synonyms [1]

Alvania wyvillethomsoni(Friele, 1877)

Punctulum wyvillethomsoni is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae. [1]

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Distribution

This species occurs in European waters and in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 3.8 mm. [2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 95 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 300 m. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Rosenberg, G.; Bouchet, P. (2012). Punctulum wyvillethomsoni. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=423708 on 2012-07-25
  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 .