Lamellitrochus pourtalesi

Lamellitrochus pourtalesi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Trochida
Superfamily:	Trochoidea
Family:	Solariellidae
Genus:	Lamellitrochus
Species:	L. pourtalesi
Binomial name
Lamellitrochus pourtalesi (Clench & Aguayo, 1939)
Synonyms
Margarita amabilis auct. non Jeffreys, 1865 Solariella pourtalesi Clench & Aguayo, 1939 Zetela pourtales (Clench, W.J. & C.G. Aguayo, 1939)

Lamellitrochus pourtalesi is a deep-sea species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.[1]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and off Puerto Rico at depths between 293 m and 2276 m.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 10.3 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 293 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 2276 m.[2]

References

1. Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2023). "Lamellitrochus pourtalesi (Clench & Aguayo, 1939)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
2. Welch, John J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and deep-sea gastropods: re-examining the evidence". PLoS ONE. 5 (1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776. PMC 2808249. PMID 20098740.

• Clench, W. J. and C. G. Aguayo. 1939. Notes and descriptions of new deep-water Mollusca obtained by the Harvard-Havana Expedition off the coast of Cuba. II. Memorias de la Sociedad Cubana de Historia Natural "Felipe Poey" 13: 189–197, pls. 28-29
• 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.