Laevilacunaria bennetti

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Laevilacunaria bennetti
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Littorinoidea
Family:
Littorinidae
Genus:
Laevilacunaria
Species:
L. bennetti
Binomial name
Laevilacunaria bennetti
(Preston, 1916)
Synonyms
  • Laevilacunaria (Pellilacunella) bennetti(Preston, 1916)
  • Laevilacunaria benetti [sic]
  • Laevilitorina bennetti(Preston, 1916)
  • Pellilitorina bennettiPreston, 1916 (original combination)

Laevilacunaria bennetti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles. [1]

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Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 6 mm. [2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 10 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 27 m. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Rosenberg, G. (2014). Laevilacunaria bennetti (Preston, 1916). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=766736 on 2015-02-19
  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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