Solariella carvalhoi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.[1]

Solariella carvalhoi
Shell of Solariella carvalhoi (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Solariellidae
Genus: Solariella
Species:
S. carvalhoi
Binomial name
Solariella carvalhoi
Lopes & Cardoso, 1958
Synonyms
  • Solariella quadricincta
  • Solariella staminea

Description

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The maximum recorded shell length is 7 mm.[2]

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil.

Habitat

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Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 66 m.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Solariella carvalhoi Lopes & Cardoso, 1958. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
  2. ^ a b c 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
  • Lopes, H. de Souza and P. de sá Cardoso. 1958. Sôbre um novo gastrópodo Brasileiro do gênero "Solariella" Wood, 1842 (Trochidae). Revista Brasileira de Biologia 18: 59–64.
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