Meioceras cubitatum

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Meioceras cubitatum
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Caecidae
Genus: Meioceras
Species:
M. cubitatum
Binomial name
Meioceras cubitatum
Folin, 1868

Meioceras cubitatum is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Caecidae. [1]

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Description

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

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 183 m. [2]

References

  1. Meioceras cubitatum Folin, 1868 . WoRMS (2010). Meioceras cubitatum Folin, 1868. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419601 on 9 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 .