Megalomphalus disciformis

Megalomphalus disciformis
Megalomphalus disciformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Vanikoroidea
Family: Vanikoridae
Genus: Megalomphalus
Species: M. disciformis
Binomial name
Megalomphalus disciformis
(Granata-Grillo, 1877)

Megalomphalus disciformis is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vanikoridae.[1]

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Distribution

Description

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

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 27 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 95 m.[2]

References

  1. ^ Megalomphalus disciformis (Granata-Grillo, 1877). Gofas, S. (2009). Megalomphalus disciformis (Granata-Grillo, 1877). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141891 on 14 August 2010.
  2. ^ a b c 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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