Verticosta migrans

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Verticosta migrans
Verticosta migrans 001.jpg
Original image of a shell of Verticosta migrans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Capuloidea
Family:
Capulidae
Genus:
Verticosta
Species:
V. migrans
Binomial name
Verticosta migrans
(Dall, 1881)
Synonyms

Trichotropis migransDall, 1881

Verticosta migrans is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Capulidae, the cap snails. [1]

Contents

Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 10 mm. [2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 65 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 366 m. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ MolluscaBase (2020). MolluscaBase. Verticosta migrans (Dall, 1881). Accessed at: http://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1397677 on 2020-01-07
  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.


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