Wikiwand AI

Punctulum wyvillethomsoni

Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Punctulum wyvillethomsoni is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]

Quick facts Scientific classification, Binomial name ...
Punctulum wyvillethomsoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Punctulum
Species:
P. wyvillethomsoni
Binomial name
Punctulum wyvillethomsoni
(Friele, 1877)
Synonyms[1]

Alvania wyvillethomsoni (Friele, 1877)

Close

Distribution

This species occurs in European waters and in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 3.8 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 95 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 300 m.[2]

References

Related Articles

Timelines

Top Qs

Fact Checks