Solariella cristata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.
Distribution This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and the Lesser Antilles in depths between 155 m and 256 m.
Description The maximum recorded shell length is 9.1 mm, its diameter 9.45 mm Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. .
Habitat Minimum recorded depth is 201 m. Maximum recorded depth is 256 m.
References
Quinn, J. F. Jr. 1992. New species of Solariella (Gastropoda: Trochidae) from the Western Atlantic Ocean. Nautilus 106: 50–54. Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.