Megalomphalus disciformis

Megalomphalus disciformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Vanikoridae
Genus:	Megalomphalus
Species:	M. disciformis
Binomial name
	Megalomphalus disciformis; (Granata-Grillo, 1877)
Synonyms
	Adeorbis seguenzianus Tryon, 1888; Fossarus depressus Seguenza, 1876; Fossarus disciformis Granata-Grillo, 1877 (basionym); Megalomphalus mercatoris Adam & Knudsen, 1969; Megalomphalus seguenzai Cossmann, 1918;

Megalomphalus disciformis is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vanikoridae.^[1]

Distribution

This species is found in European waters.

The maximum recorded shell length is 4 mm.^[2]

Minimum recorded depth is 27 m.^[2] Maximum recorded depth is 95 m.^[2]

1 2 Megalomphalus disciformis (Granata-Grillo, 1877). Gofas, S. (2009). Megalomphalus disciformis (Granata-Grillo, 1877). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141891 on 14 August 2010 .
1 2 3 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.

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Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). "Mollusca". In Costello, M.J.; et al. (eds.). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels. Vol. 50. pp. 180–213.