Peltospira smaragdina

Peltospira smaragdina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Peltospiridae.[2]

Peltospira smaragdina
Shell of Peltospira smaragdina (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Neomphaliones
Order: Neomphalida
Family: Peltospiridae
Genus: Peltospira
Species:
P. smaragdina
Binomial name
Peltospira smaragdina
Warén & Bouchet, 2001[1]

Distribution

This species occurs on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 12 mm.[3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 870 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 3520 m.[3]

References
  1. Warén, A. & Bouchet, P. (2001) Gastropoda and Monoplacophora from hydrothermal vents and seeps; new taxa and records. The Veliger, 44, 116–231.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 11 April 2010.
  2. Peltospira smaragdina Warén & Bouchet, 2001. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 April 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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