''Solariella crossata'' is a

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of sea snail, a

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gastropod

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in the

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Solariellidae Solariellidae is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Trochoidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).Gofas, S. (2011). Solariellidae. Accessed through: World Register ...

.Rosenberg, G. (2012). ''Solariella crossata'' Dall, 1927. Accessed through:

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at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532271 on 2012-12-03

Description

The size of the shell attains 2.2 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off

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, USA at a depth of 538 m.

References

External links

To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)

To Encyclopedia of Life

To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection

To ITIS

To World Register of Marine Species

crossata ''Crossata'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Bursidae, the frog shells. Species Species within the genus ''Crossata'' include: * ''Crossata barbarajeanae'' C. L. Powell & Bersc ...

Gastropods described in 1927 {{Solariellidae-stub