Schwartziella chesnelii

Schwartziella chesnelii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Zebinidae
Genus:	Schwartziella
Species:	S. chesnelii
Binomial name
Schwartziella chesnelii (Michaud, 1830)
Synonyms
Rissoa chesneliiMichaud, 1830 (original combination)

Schwartziella chesnelii is a species of small sea snail. This is a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Zebinidae. ^[1]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and the Lesser Antilles; in the Atlantic Ocean off North Carolina.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 6 mm. ^[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 4 m. ^[2] Maximum recorded depth is 57 m. ^[2]

References

1. Schwartziella chesnelii (Michaud, 1830) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 3 December 2018.
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 .

• 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.