Benthonellania xanthias

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Benthonellania xanthias
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Benthonellania
Species:
B. xanthias
Binomial name
Benthonellania xanthias
(Watson, 1886)

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

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Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 2.1 mm. [2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 58 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 1750 m. [2]

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References

  1. Benthonellania xanthias (Watson, 1886) . WoRMS (2010). Benthonellania xanthias (Watson, 1886). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419621 on 9 August 2010 .
  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.