Solariella cristata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.[1]
| Solariella cristata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Solariellidae |
| Genus: | Solariella |
| Species: | S. cristata
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| Binomial name | |
| Solariella cristata Quinn, 1992
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and the Lesser Antilles in depths between 155 m and 256 m.
Description
editThe maximum recorded shell length is 9.1 mm, its diameter 9.45 mm [2]
Habitat
editMinimum recorded depth is 201 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 256 m.[2]
References
edit- ^ Solariella cristata Quinn, 1992. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
- ^ 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.
- Quinn, J. F. Jr. 1992. New species of Solariella (Gastropoda: Trochidae) from the Western Atlantic Ocean. Nautilus 106: 50–54.
- 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.