Truncatella caribaeensis
| Truncatella caribaeensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Rissooidea |
| Family: | Truncatellidae |
| Subfamily: | Truncatellinae |
| Genus: | Truncatella |
| Species: | T. caribaeensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Truncatella caribaeensis Reeve, 1842 | |
Truncatella caribaeensis is a species of very small somewhat amphibious land snail with a gill and an operculum, a semi-terrestrial gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Truncatellidae, the truncatella snails or looping snails. These tiny snails live in damp habitat (under rotting vegetation) that is very close to the edge of the sea; they can tolerate being washed with saltwater during especially high tides. These snails are sometimes listed as land snails and at other times they are listed as marine snails.[1]
Distribution
The distribution of Truncatella caribaeensis includes: Aruba, Belize, Bonaire, Caribbean Sea, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Cuba, Curaçao, Gulf of Mexico, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Lesser Antilles, Mexico, Puerto Rico and San Andres.[1]
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 9 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 1.5 m.[2]
References
- 1 2 Truncatella caribaeensis Reeve, 1842. WoRMS (2010). Truncatella caribaeensis Reeve, 1842. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419688 on 14 August 2010.
- 1 2 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.