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Species of gastropod

Moelleriopsis poppei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Family: incertae sedis
Genus: Moelleriopsis
Species: M. poppei
Binomial name
Moelleriopsis poppei
Engl, 2012
Synonyms
  • Lacuna abyssicola Melvill & Standen, 1912 (Invalid: junior secondary homonym of Moelleriopsis abyssicola Bush, 1897; Moelleriopsis poppei is a replacement name)

Moelleriopsis poppei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, unassigned in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.

Distribution

This species is found in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 2.15 mm.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 2579 m. Maximum recorded depth is 2579 m.

References

  1. Engl W. (2012) Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2013-04-14.
  2. ^ Bouchet, P. (2012). Moelleriopsis poppei Engl, 2012. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=713995 on 2013-04-14
  3. ^ 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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Taxon identifiers
Moelleriopsis poppei


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