Ariadnaria borealis

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Ariadnaria borealis
Ariadnaria borealis shell
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
(unranked):
Superfamily:
Capuloidea
Family:
Genus:
Species:
A. borealis
Binomial name
Ariadnaria borealis
(
G. B. Sowerby I
, 1829)
Synonyms[1]
  • Trichotropis atlantica Möller, 1842
  • Trichotropis borealis Broderip & Sowerby, 1829
  • Trichotropis conica Broderip & Sowerby, 1842
  • Trichotropis costellata Couthouy, 1838
  • Trichotropis inermis Hinds, 1877
  • Trichotropis saintjohnensis Verkrüzen, 1877

Ariadnaria borealis,

mollusk in the family Capulidae, the cap snails.[1]

Distribution

This species occurs in the North Sea, the Canadian part of the Arctic Ocean, in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 22 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 2 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 574 m.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Ariadnaria borealis (Broderip & Sowerby G.B. I, 1829). Gofas, S. (2009). Ariadnaria borealis (Broderip & Sowerby G.B. I, 1829). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2009) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=714762 on 27 June 2013 .
  2. ^ .