Macromphalina pierrot

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Macromphalina pierrot
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Vanikoridae
Genus: Macromphalina
Species:
M. pierrot
Binomial name
Macromphalina pierrot
Gardner, 1948

Macromphalina pierrot (sometimes incorrectly emended as Macromphalina pierroti) is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vanikoridae. [1]

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Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 3.2 mm. [2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 20 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 20 m. [2]

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References

  1. Macromphalina pierrot Gardner, 1948 . WoRMS (2010). Macromphalina pierrot Gardner, 1948. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419715 on 14 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.