Onchidiopsis glacialis is a species of small sea snail with a transparent internal shell, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Velutinidae. Because the shell is mostly internal, the snail resembles a sea slug in general appearance.[2]

Distribution

The distribution of Onchidiopsis glacialis includes European waters.[2]

Description

The maximum recorded (shell?) length is 18 mm.[3]

Habitat

The minimum recorded depth for this species is 4 m; maximum recorded depth is 300 m.[3]

References

  1. ^ (in Norwegian) Sars M. (1851). "Beretning om en i Sommeren 1849 foretagen zoologisk Reise i Lofoten og Fimarken". Nyt Magazin for Naturvidenskaberne 6: 121-211. Type description is on the page 185.
  2. ^ a b Onchidiopsis glacialis (Sars M., 1851). Gofas, S. (2010). Onchidiopsis glacialis (Sars M., 1851). 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=141896 on 14 August 2010 .
  3. ^ a b 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.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onchidiopsis_glacialis
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