Thylacodes riisei

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Thylacodes riisei
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Vermetidae
Genus: Thylacodes
Species:
T. riisei
Binomial name
Thylacodes riisei
(Mörch, 1862)

Thylacodes riisei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells. This species was previously known as Serpulorbis riisei. [1]

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Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 37 mm. [2]

Habitat

The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; maximum recorded depth is 2 m. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Serpulorbis riisei (Mörch, 1862) . WoRMS (2010). Serpulorbis riisei (Mörch, 1862). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419556 on 9 July 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 .
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