Vermicularia bathyalis
| Vermicularia bathyalis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Family: | Turritellidae |
| Genus: | Vermicularia |
| Species: | V. bathyalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Vermicularia bathyalis Petuch, 2002[1]
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Vermicularia bathyalis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Turritellidae.[2]
Distribution
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Description
[edit]The maximum recorded shell length is 62 mm.[3]
Habitat
[edit]Minimum recorded depth is 400 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 400 m.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Petuch E. J. (2002). "New deep water gastropods from the Bimini Shelf, Bimini Chain, Bahamas". Ruthenica 12(1): 59–72. abstract.
- ^ Vermicularia bathyalis Petuch, 2002. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
- ^ 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.