Ariadnaria borealis explained

Ariadnaria borealis, common name the boreal hairysnail, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Capulidae, the cap snails.

Distribution

This species occurs in the North Sea, the Canadian part of the Arctic Ocean, in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 22 mm.[1]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 2 m.[1] Maximum recorded depth is 574 m.[1]

References

Notes and References

  1. Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. .