Macromphalina apexplanum

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Macromphalina apexplanum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Vanikoridae
Genus: Macromphalina
Species:
M. apexplanum
Binomial name
Macromphalina apexplanum
Rolan & Rubio, 1998 [1]

Macromphalina apexplanum is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vanikoridae. [2]

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Distribution

The organism is distributed across the Western Atlantic [3] and can be found in Panama, Colombia, Antigua; and Trinidad & Tobago. [4]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 1.5 mm. [5]

Habitat

The minimum recorded depth is 10 m; the maximum recorded depth is 25 m. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Rolán E. & Rubio F. (1998). The genera Megalomphalus and Macromphalina (Mollusca, Caenogastropoda, Vanikoridae) in the Caribbean area, with the description of thirteen new species. Iberus 16(1): 21-72.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 14 August 2010.
  2. ↑ Macromphalina apexplanum Rolan & Rubio, 1998 . WoRMS (2010). Macromphalina apexplanum Rolan & Rubio, 1998. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=458262 on 14 August 2010 .
  3. ↑ "Macromphalina apexplanum". www.sealifebase.ca. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  4. ↑ "Malacolog 4.1.1: Western Atlantic Mollusk Species Database at The Academy of Natural Sciences". www.malacolog.org. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  5. 1 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 .
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