Tragula falcifera

Tragula falcifera
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Heterobranchia
Family:	Pyramidellidae
Genus:	Tragula
Species:	T. falcifera
Binomial name
	Tragula falcifera; (Watson, 1881)
Synonyms
	Chrysallida falcifera (Watson, 1881); Dunkeria falcifera Watson, 1881; Turbonilla falcifera (Watson, 1881);

Tragula falcifera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.^[2]

Description[edit]

The shell grows to a length of approximately 6.6 millimeters, relatively larger in size than the vast majority of other shells within this genus.

Distribution[edit]

The type specimen of this marine species was found off the coast of Bermudas at a depth of 1966 meters, an exceedingly deep elevation for this genus of Pyramidellidae, considering most of these mollusks do not exceed such depths as 1.966 kilometers.

References[edit]

^ Watson, R. B. 1881. Mollusca of H.M.S. 'Challenger' Expedition. Part VII. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 15: 245-274.
^ Rosenberg, G. (2010). Chrysallida falcifera (Watson, 1881). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533507 on 2012-10-12

External links[edit]

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[1] Watson, R. B. 1881. Mollusca of H.M.S. 'Challenger' Expedition. Part VII. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 15: 245-274.

[WoRMS-2] Rosenberg, G. (2010). Chrysallida falcifera (Watson, 1881). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533507 on 2012-10-12

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