Pyrgophorus platyrachis

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Pyrgophorus platyrachis
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P. platyrachis
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Pyrgophorus platyrachis

Pyrgophorus platyrachis is a species of very small aquatic snail, an operculate gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae. [1]

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Distribution

Description

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

Habitat

The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m, and the maximum recorded depth is 0 m. [2]

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References

  1. Pyrgophorus platyrachis F. G. Thompson, 1968 . WoRMS (2010). Pyrgophorus platyrachis F. G. Thompson, 1968. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419610 on 9 August 2010 .
  2. 1 2 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.