Microstelma vestale

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Microstelma vestale
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Zebinidae
Genus: Microstelma
Species:
M. vestale
Binomial name
Microstelma vestale
(Rehder, 1943)

Microstelma vestale is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Zebinidae. [1]

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Distribution and habitat

It occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, [1] with a minimum recorded depth of 33 m [2] and a maximum recorded depth of 107 m. [2]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 10.8 mm. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Microstelma vestale (Rehder, 1943) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 3 December 2018.
  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.