Suavotrochus lubricus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Subclass:
Vetigastropoda
Order:
Trochida
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.
  • 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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