Cylindrobulla gigas

Cylindrobulla gigas is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cylindrobullidae.

Cylindrobulla gigas
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Sacoglossa
Superfamily:
Cylindrobulloidea
Family:
Cylindrobullidae
Genus:
Cylindrobulla
Species:
C. gigas
Binomial name
Cylindrobulla gigas
Mikkelsen, 1998[1]

Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 17.5 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0.5 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 18 m.[2]

References
  1. Mikkelsen P. M. (1998). "Cylindrobulla and Ascobulla in the western Atlantic (Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia, Sacoglossa): Systematic review, description of a new species, and phylogenetic reanalysis". Zoologica Scripta. 27 (1): 49–71. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409.1998.tb00428.x.
  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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