Suavotrochus lubricus

Suavotrochus lubricus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Trochida
Superfamily:	Trochoidea
Family:	Solariellidae
Genus:	Suavotrochus
Species:	S. lubricus
Binomial name
Suavotrochus lubricus (Dall, 1881)
Synonyms
Margarita lubricaDall, 1881 (original combination) Solariella lubrica(Dall, 1881)

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

Distribution

This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Caribbean Sea.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 4 mm. ^[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 73 m. ^[2] Maximum recorded depth is 1472 m. ^[2]

References

1. Bouchet, P. (2013). Suavotrochus lubricus (Dall, 1881). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=740748 on 2013-12-02
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 .

• 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.