Thylacodes squamolineatus

Thylacodes squamolineatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells.[2]

Thylacodes squamolineatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Vermetoidea
Family:
Vermetidae
Genus:
Thylacodes
Species:
T. squamolineatus
Binomial name
Thylacodes squamolineatus
Petuch, 2002[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Serpulorbus squamolineatus Petuch, 2002

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 60 mm.[3]

Habitat

The minimum recorded depth for this species is 400 m; the maximum recorded depth is 400 m.[3]

References
  1. Petuch E. J. (2002). "New deep water gastropods from the Bimini Shelf, Bimini Chain, Bahamas". Ruthenica 12(1): 59-72. abstract.
  2. Serpulorbis squamolineatus Petuch, 2002. WoRMS (2009). Serpulorbis squamolineatus Petuch, 2002. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=387816 on 9 July 2010 .
  3. 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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