Solariella periscopia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.[1] It is commonly referred to as the "look-around solarelle", and was first described in 1927.[2]
| Solariella periscopia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Solariellidae |
| Genus: | Solariella |
| Species: | S. periscopia
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| Binomial name | |
| Solariella periscopia Dall, 1927
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Distribution edit
This species occurs in the Western Atlantic Ocean (North Carolina, the Bahamas),[2] the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.
Description edit
Habitat edit
Minimum recorded depth is 46 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 95 m.[3]
References edit
- ^ Solariella periscopia Dall, 1927. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
- ^ a b "ITIS - Report: Solariella periscopia".
- ^ a b c 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.
- Dall, W. H. 1927. Diagnoses of undescribed new species of mollusks in the collection of the United States National Museum. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 70(2668): 1–11
- Dall W. H. (1927). Small shells from dredgings off the southeast coast of the United states by the United States Fisheries Steamer "Albatross", in 1885 and 1886. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 70(18): 1–134