Piliscus commodus

Piliscus commodus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Velutinidae
Genus: Piliscus
Species:
P. commodus
Binomial name
Piliscus commodus
(Middendorff, 1851)
Synonyms[1]
  • Capulacmaea radiata (M. Sars, 1851)
  • Capulus depressus A. Adams, 1861
  • Capulus radiatus M. Sars, 1851 (junior synonym)
  • Iothia radiata (M. Sars, 1851)
  • Pilidium commodum Middendorff, 1851 (original combination)
  • Pilidium radiatum (M. Sars, 1851)
  • Piliscus probus Lovén, 1859
  • Piliscus radiatus (Sars M., 1851)

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]

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

  1. ^ 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 .
  2. ^ 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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