Solariella cristata

Solariella cristata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Trochida
Superfamily:	Trochoidea
Family:	Solariellidae
Genus:	Solariella
Species:	S. cristata
Binomial name
Solariella cristata Quinn, 1992

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

Distribution

This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and the Lesser Antilles in depths between 155 m and 256 m.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 9.1 mm, its diameter 9.45 mm ^[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 201 m. ^[2] Maximum recorded depth is 256 m. ^[2]

References

1. Solariella cristata Quinn, 1992 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 22 April 2010.
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 .

• Quinn, J. F. Jr. 1992. New species of Solariella (Gastropoda: Trochidae) from the Western Atlantic Ocean. Nautilus 106: 50–54.
• Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.