Benthonellania acuticostata

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Benthonellania acuticostata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Benthonellania
Species:
B. acuticostata
Binomial name
Benthonellania acuticostata
(Dall, 1889)
Synonyms

Rissoa xanthias var. acuticostataDall, 1889 (basionym)

Contents

Benthonellania acuticostata is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc or micromollusc in the family Rissoidae. [1]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 3.7 mm. [2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 59 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 1249 m. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Benthonellania acuticostata (Dall, 1889) . WoRMS (2010). Benthonellania acuticostata (Dall, 1889). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419619 on 16 July 2012 .
  2. 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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