Benthonellania colombiana

Benthonellania colombiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Rissooidea
Family:	Rissoidae
Genus:	Benthonellania
Species:	B. colombiana
Binomial name
Benthonellania colombiana Romer & Moore, 1988
Synonyms
Alvania colombianaRomer & D. R. Moore, 1988 (original combination)

Benthonellania colombiana is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae. ^[1]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 1.3 mm. ^[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 45 m. ^[2] Maximum recorded depth is 221 m. ^[2]

References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Benthonellania colombiana (Romer & D. R. Moore, 1988). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1591641 on 2023-12-12
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 .

External links

• Romer, N. S.; Moore, D. R. (1988). A new species of Alvania (Rissoidae) from the West Indian Region. The Nautilus. 102(4), 131-133.
• Amati, B., Di Giulio, A. & Oliverio, M. (2022). Deep-water Rissoidae of the genera Benthonella Dall, 1889 and Benthonellania Lozouet, 1990 (Gastropoda, Caenogastropoda, Rissooidea) from French Polynesia. Zoosystema. 44(12): 335-389.