Suavotrochus lubricus

Suavotrochus lubricus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Solariellidae
Genus: Suavotrochus
Species: S. lubricus
Binomial name
Suavotrochus lubricus
(Dall, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Margarita lubrica Dall, 1881 (original combination)
  • Solariella lubrica (Dall, 1881)

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

Distribution

This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Caribbean Sea.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 4 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 73 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 1472 m.[2]

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2013). Suavotrochus lubricus (Dall, 1881). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=740748 on 2013-12-02
  2. 1 2 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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