Solariella periscopia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.[1] It is commonly referred to as the "look-around solarelle", and was first described in 1927.[2]

Solariella periscopia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Solariellidae
Genus: Solariella
Species:
S. periscopia
Binomial name
Solariella periscopia
Dall, 1927

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Western Atlantic Ocean (North Carolina, the Bahamas),[2] the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.

Description

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

Habitat

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Minimum recorded depth is 46 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 95 m.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Solariella periscopia Dall, 1927. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
  2. ^ a b "ITIS - Report: Solariella periscopia".
  3. ^ 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.