Macromphalina robertsoni

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

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

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Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 2.3 mm. [3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 15 m. [3] Maximum recorded depth is 56 m. [3]

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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 robertsoni Rolan & Rubio, 1998 . WoRMS (2010). Macromphalina robertsoni 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=458269 on 14 August 2010 .
  3. 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.