Macromphalina floridana

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Macromphalina floridana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Vanikoridae
Genus: Macromphalina
Species:
M. floridana
Binomial name
Macromphalina floridana
Moore, 1965

Macromphalina floridana is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vanikoridae. [1]

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Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 3.1 mm. [2]

Habitat

The minimum recorded depth for this species is 1 m; maximum recorded depth is 34.5 m. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Macromphalina floridana Moore, 1965 . WoRMS (2010). Macromphalina floridana Moore, 1965. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419712 on 14 August 2010 .
  2. 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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