Torellia antarctica

Torellia antarctica
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Capulidae
Genus:	Torellia
Species:	T. antarctica
Binomial name
	Torellia antarctica; (Thiele, 1912)
Synonyms
	Antitrichotropis antarctica (Thiele, 1912); Trichotropis antarctica Thiele, 1912;

Torellia antarctica is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Capulidae, the cap snails.[1]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 4.6 mm.[2]

Minimum recorded depth is 300 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 300 m.[2]

Torellia antarctica (Thiele, 1912). WoRMS (2009). Torellia antarctica (Thiele, 1912). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=197482 on 5 June 2010 .
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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