Phosinella cancellata
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| Phosinella cancellata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Rissooidea |
| Family: | Rissoinidae |
| Genus: | Phosinella |
| Species: | P. cancellata |
| Binomial name | |
| Phosinella cancellata (Philippi, 1847) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Phosinella cancellata is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 8 mm.[3]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 0.5 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 106 m.[3]
References
- ↑ Rissoina. Malacolog.
- ↑ Phosinellacancellata (Philippi, 1847). WoRMS (2010). Phosinella cancellata (Philippi, 184)7. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598014 on 9 August 2010.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 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.
- 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.
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