Carinaria lamarckii

Carinaria lamarckii is a species of sea gastropod, a holoplanktonic marine gastropod mollusk in the family Carinariidae.[1]

Carinaria lamarckii
preserved Carinaria lamarckii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Pterotracheoidea
Family:
Carinariidae
Genus:
Carinaria
Species:
C. lamarckii
Binomial name
Carinaria lamarckii
Synonyms[1]

Carinaria lamarcki Péron & Lesueur, 1810 (vernacular name only, not latinized till Blainville, 1817)

Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded (shell?) length is 115 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 675 m.[2]

A drawing of Carinaria lamarcki; a) proboscis b) tentacles c) shell d) gills e) foot f) sucker

References
  1. Rosenberg, G. (2011). Carinaria lamarckii Blainville, 1817. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=416623 on 2011-02-07
  2. 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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