Cylindrobulla beauii
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drawing of the shell of Cylindrobulla beauii from its original description by Paul Henri Fischer (1857) | |
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Species: | C. beauii
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Cylindrobulla beauii P. Fischer, 1857[1]
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Cylindrobulla beauii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cylindrobullidae.
Cylindrobulla beauii is the type species of the genus Cylindrobulla.
Description
[edit]The maximum recorded shell length is 13.6 mm.[2]
Habitat
[edit]Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 40 m.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ (in French) Fischer P. H. (1857). "Description d'espèces nouvelles". Journal de conchyliologie 5: 273-277. Plate 8, figure 8-9.
- ^ 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.