Halielloides verrilliana

Halielloides verrilliana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. This species, along with Halielloides fragilis and Halielloides nitidus, belongs in the gastropod genus Halielloides.[1]

Halielloides verrilliana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
Superfamily:
Eulimoidea
Family:
Eulimidae
Genus:
Halielloides
Species:
H. verrilliana
Binomial name
Halielloides verrilliana
Bush, 1909

Distribution

This species occurs in the following locations:[1]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 6.5 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 156 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 3718 m.[2]

References
  1. Bush, 1909. Rosenberg, G. 2004. Malacolog Version 3.3.2: Western Atlantic gastropod database. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA., available online at http://www.malacolog.org. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159861 on 2013-03-03.
  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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