Lamellitrochus pourtalesi

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| authority = (Clench & Aguayo, 1939)

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  • Margarita amabilis auct. non Jeffreys, 1865
  • Solariella pourtalesi Clench & Aguayo, 1939
  • Zetela pourtales (Clench, W.J. & C.G. Aguayo, 1939)

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Lamellitrochus pourtalesi is a deep-sea species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.{{cite WoRMS |title=Lamellitrochus pourtalesi (Clench & Aguayo, 1939) |year=2023 |id=419438 |db=Marine Mollusca |access-date=5 March 2023}}

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.{{cite journal |last1=Welch |first1=John J. |title=The "Island Rule" and deep-sea gastropods: re-examining the evidence |journal=PLoS ONE |date=2010 |volume=5 |issue=1 |page=e8776 |doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0008776 |doi-access=free |pmid=20098740|pmc=2808249 }}

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 293 m. Maximum recorded depth is 2276 m.

References

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  • 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.

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pourtalesi

Category:Molluscs of the Atlantic Ocean

Category:Gastropods described in 1939

Category:Taxa named by William J. Clench

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