Carinaria lamarckii Blainville, 1817, Naples: a, anus; br, branchia; f, foot; i, intestine; m, mouth; p, penis; s, sucker; sh, shell; t, tentacles. × ½. The animal swims foot uppermost.
Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Spiralia
Cladus: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Classis: Gastropoda
Subclassis: Caenogastropoda
Ordo: Littorinimorpha
Superfamilia: Pterotracheoidea
Familia: Carinariidae
Genus: Carinaria
Species: Carinaria lamarckii
Carinaria lamarckii is a species of sea gastropod, a holoplanktonic marine gastropod mollusk in the family Carinariidae.[1]
Distribution
Description
The maximum recorded (shell?) length is 115 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 675 m.[2]
A drawing of Carinaria lamarcki; a) proboscis b) tentacles c) shell d) gills e) foot f) sucker
References
Rosenberg, G. (2011). Carinaria lamarckii Blainville, 1817. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=416623 on 2011-02-07
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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