Piliscus commodus
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Piliscus commodus (Middendorff, 1851)
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Piliscus commodus is a species of small sea snail with a transparent internal shell, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Velutinidae. Because the shell is mostly internal, the snail resembles a sea slug in general appearance.[1]
Distribution
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Description
The maximum recorded (shell?) length is 28 mm.[2]
Habitat
The minimum recorded depth for this species is 40 m; maximum recorded depth is 325 m.[2]
References
- ^ a b Piliscus commodus (Middendorff, 1851). Gofas, S. (2009). Piliscus commodus (Middendorff, 1851). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141899 on 14 August 2010 .
- ^ a b 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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