Lamellitrochus pourtalesi

Lamellitrochus pourtalesi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Trochida
Superfamily:	Trochoidea
Family:	Solariellidae
Genus:	Lamellitrochus
Species:	L. pourtalesi
Binomial name
	Lamellitrochus pourtalesi; (Clench & Aguayo, 1939)
Synonyms
	Margarita amabilis auct. non Jeffreys, 1865; Solariella pourtalesi Clench & Aguayo, 1939; Zetela pourtales (Clench, W.J. & C.G. Aguayo, 1939);

Lamellitrochus pourtalesi is a deep-sea species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.[1]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and off Puerto Rico at depths between 293 m and 2276 m.

The maximum recorded shell length is 10.3 mm.[2]

Minimum recorded depth is 293 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 2276 m.[2]

Lamellitrochus pourtalesi (Clench & Aguayo, 1939). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
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.

Clench, W. J. and C. G. Aguayo. 1939. Notes and descriptions of new deep-water Mollusca obtained by the Harvard-Havana Expedition off the coast of Cuba. II. Memorias de la Sociedad Cubana de Historia Natural "Felipe Poey" 13: 189–197, pls. 28-29
Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

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