Ariadnaria borealis

Ariadnaria borealis, common name the boreal hairysnail, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Capulidae, the cap snails.[1]

Ariadnaria borealis
Ariadnaria borealis shell
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Capuloidea
Family:
Capulidae
Genus:
Ariadnaria
Species:
A. borealis
Binomial name
Ariadnaria borealis
Synonyms[1]
  • Trichotropis atlantica Möller, 1842
  • Trichotropis borealis Broderip & Sowerby, 1829
  • Trichotropis conica Broderip & Sowerby, 1842
  • Trichotropis costellata Couthouy, 1838
  • Trichotropis inermis Hinds, 1877
  • Trichotropis saintjohnensis Verkrüzen, 1877

Distribution

This species occurs in the North Sea, the Canadian part of the Arctic Ocean, in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 22 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 2 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 574 m.[2]

References
  1. Ariadnaria borealis (Broderip & Sowerby G.B. I, 1829). Gofas, S. (2009). Ariadnaria borealis (Broderip & Sowerby G.B. I, 1829). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2009) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=714762 on 27 June 2013 .
  2. 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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