Phosinella cancellata

Phosinella cancellata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Rissoinidae
Genus:	Phosinella
Species:	P. cancellata
Binomial name
Phosinella cancellata (Philippi, 1847)
Synonyms [1]
Rissoina cancellata Philippi, 1847 Rissoina philippiana Schwartz, 1860 Rissoina elongata Mörch, 1876

Phosinella cancellata is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoinidae. ^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 8 mm. ^[3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0.5 m. ^[3] Maximum recorded depth is 106 m. ^[3]

References

1. Rissoina. Malacolog.
2. Phosinella cancellata (Philippi, 1847) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 4 December 2018.
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 .

• Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.