Solariella patriae

Solariella patriae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.[1]

Solariella patriae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Solariellidae
Genus: Solariella
Species:
S. patriae
Binomial name
Solariella patriae
Carcelles, 1953

Description

The size of the shell attains 9 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Eastern Brazil and Argentina at depths between 15 m and 180 m.

References

  1. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Solariella patriae Carcelles, 1953. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533433 on 2012-12-03
  • Carcelles, A. R. 1953. Nuevas especies de gastropodos marinos de las republicas oriental del Uruguay y Argentina. Comunicaciones Zoologicas del Museo de Historia Natural de Montevideo 4(70): 1-16, 5 pls


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