Benthonellania precipitata

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Benthonellania precipitata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Benthonellania
Species:
B. precipitata
Binomial name
Benthonellania precipitata
(Dall, 1889)
Synonyms
  • Alvania precipitata(Dall, 1889) superseded combination
  • Rissoa precipitataDall, 1889 (original combination)

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

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Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 4 mm. [2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 55 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 1225 m. [2]

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References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Benthonellania precipitata (Dall, 1889). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1591639 on 2023-12-12
  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.