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Pleioptygma helenae

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Pleioptygma helenae
Temporal range: Neogene–Recent[1]
shell of Pleioptygma helenae
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P. helenae
Binomial name
Pleioptygma helenae
(Radwin & Bibbey, 1972)[2]

Pleioptygma helenae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pleioptygmatidae.[3]

It is the only known living species in this genus and the only extant species in the family Pleioptygmatidae.[1]

Distribution

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Honduras.[4]

The type locality is Gorda Bank, Honduras.[1]

Fossil record from Neogene include southeastern USA.[1]

apertural view of the shell of Pleioptygma helenae

Description

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The maximum recorded shell length is 123 mm.[5]

The anatomy of the family Pleioptygmatidae is defined according to this the only extant species.

Habitat

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Minimum recorded depth is 37 m.[5] Maximum recorded depth is 150 m.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Quinn J. F. Jr. (1989). "Pleioptygmatidae, a new family of mitriform gastropods (Prosobranchia: Neogastropoda)". The Nautilus 103(1): 13-19.
  2. ^ Radwin G. E. & Bibbey L. J. (1972). "A new mitrid from the western Atlantic". Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History 17(7): 95-99.
  3. ^ Pleioptygma helenae (Radwin & Bibbey, 1972). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 04/24/10.
  4. ^ Petuch E. J. (1980). "A new Falsilyria (Volutidae) and a new Conus (Conidae) from Roatan Island, Honduras (Atlantic)". The Nautilus 64(3): 115-118.
  5. ^ 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.

Further reading

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