Litiopa melanostoma
| Litiopa melanostoma | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Sorbeoconcha |
| Superfamily: | Cerithioidea |
| Family: | Litiopidae |
| Genus: | Litiopa |
| Species: | L. melanostoma |
| Binomial name | |
| Litiopa melanostoma (Rang, 1829) | |
Litiopa melanostoma is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Litiopidae.[1]
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 6 mm.[2]
Habitat
The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; the maximum recorded depth is 805 m.[2]
References
- ↑ Litiopa melanostoma (Rang, 1829). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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.