Retilaskeya bicolor

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Retilaskeya bicolor
Scientific classification
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clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
informal group Ptenoglossa
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R. bicolor
Binomial name
Retilaskeya bicolor
(C. B. Adams, 1845)

Retilaskeya bicolor is a species of sea snail, a gastropod in the family Newtoniellidae, which is known from the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. It was described by C. B. Adams, in 1845. [1]

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Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 20 mm. [2]

Habitat

The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m and the maximum recorded depth is 65 m. [2]

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References

  1. Retilaskeya bicolor at World Register of Marine Species.
  2. 1 2 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.