Trichotropis migrans

Trichotropis migrans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Capuloidea
Family: Capulidae
Genus: Trichotropis
Species: T. migrans
Binomial name
Trichotropis migrans
Dall, 1881

Trichotropis migrans 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 10 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 65 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 366 m.[2]

References

  1. Trichotropis migrans Dall, 1881. WoRMS (2010). Trichotropis migrans Dall, 1881. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419708 on 5 June 2010.
  2. 1 2 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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