Lamellitrochus suavis

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Lamellitrochus suavis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Solariellidae
Genus: Lamellitrochus
Species:
L. suavis
Binomial name
Lamellitrochus suavis
Quinn, 1991

Lamellitrochus suavis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.[1] They tend to be bottom feeders whose trophic guild is Deposit feeder. Their habitat tends to be "Marine Benthic".[2]

Description[edit]

The shell grows to a length of 3.4 mm.[1] The shell is dextrally coiled and its method of transportation is Mucus Mediated Gliding.[3]

Distribution[edit]

This marine species was found off Barbados.[4] It has also had two findings in the Gulf of Mexico.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Rosenberg, G. (2012). Lamellitrochus suavis Quinn, 1991. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532957 on 2012-12-03
  2. ^ "Lamellitrochus suavis Quinn 1991 - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  3. ^ "Lamellitrochus suavis Quinn 1991 data - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  4. ^ The Nautilus. Melbourne, Fla., etc, American Malacologists, inc., etc. 1991.

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