Schwartziella abacocubensis
| Schwartziella abacocubensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Rissooidea |
| Family: | Rissoinidae |
| Genus: | Schwartziella |
| Species: | S. abacocubensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Schwartziella abacocubensis Espinosa & Ortea, 2002[1] | |
Schwartziella abacocubensis is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoinidae.[2]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea off Cuba and the Atlantic Ocean off the Bahamas.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 4 mm.[3]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 18 m.[3]
References
- ↑ Espinosa & Ortea. 2002. Avicennia 15: 141-146. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 08/09/10.
- ↑ Schwartziella abacocubensis Espinosa & Ortea, 2002. WoRMS (2009). Schwartziella abacocubensis Espinosa & Ortea, 2002. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=387813 on 9 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.
- Espinosa J. & Ortea J. (2002) Descripción de cuatro nuevas especies de la familia Rissoinidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Avicennia 15: 141-146.
page(s): 143
- 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.
- Rolán E. & Fernández-Garcés R. (2010) The shouldered species of the Rissoininae (Mollusca: Rissooidea) in the Caribbean with the description of three new species. Novapex 11(4): 83-91 page(s): 85
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