Altrix trifolium
Altrix trifolium is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1][2]
| Altrix trifolium | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Family: | Fissurellidae |
| Genus: | Altrix |
| Species: | A. trifolium |
| Binomial name | |
| Altrix trifolium (Dall, 1881) | |
Description
The shell can grow to be 12 mm to 28 mm in length.[3]
Distribution
Altrix trifolium can be found off of Yucatán, Colombia, and Barbados. It lives at a depth of 256 m to 1170 m.[3][4]
References
- Altrix trifolium (Dall, 1881). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 April 2010.
- McLean, James H.; Geiger, Daniel L. (1998). "New genera and species having the Fissurisepta shell form, with a generic level phylogenetic analysis (Gastropoda: Fissurellidae)" (PDF). Contributions in Science. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. 475: 1–32. doi:10.5962/p.208103. S2CID 89786751. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- "Altrix trifolium". gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- Felder, Darryl L.; Camp, David K. (29 June 2009). Gulf of Mexico Origin, Waters, and Biota: Volume I, Biodiversity. Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 978-1-60344-094-3.
External links
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.