Solariella carvalhoi

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Solariella carvalhoi
Solariella carvalhoi (MNHN-IM-2012-37682) 001.jpeg
Shell of Solariella carvalhoi (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Solariellidae
Genus: Solariella
Species:
S. carvalhoi
Binomial name
Solariella carvalhoi
Lopes & Cardoso, 1958
Synonyms
  • Solariella quadricincta
  • Solariella staminea

Solariella carvalhoi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae. [1]

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Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 7 mm. [2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 66 m. [2]

References

  1. Solariella carvalhoi Lopes & Cardoso, 1958 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 22 April 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 .