Zebina sloaniana

Zebina sloaniana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Zebinidae
Genus:	Zebina
Species:	Z. sloaniana
Binomial name
	Zebina sloaniana; (d'Orbigny, 1842)
Synonyms
	Rissoina sloanianad'Orbigny, 1842 (The description strongly suggests that it belongs to the genus Zebina); Zebina laevigata(C. B. Adams, 1850);

Last updated May 31, 2025

Zebina sloaniana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Zebinidae.^[1]

Distribution

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

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 5 mm.^[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.^[2] Maximum recorded depth is 23 m.^[2]

References

1 2 Zebina sloaniana (d'Orbigny, 1842) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 3 December 2018.
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 .

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.

External links

Orbigny A. d' (1841-1842). Mollusques. Vol 1: 1-264, pls 1-28 [pp. 1-208, 1841; pp. 209-264, 1842; dates of publication of plates (in vol. 8, Zoology Atlas) uncertain, possibly 1842]. In: Sagra, R. de la (ed.). Histoire physique, politique et naturelle de l'Ile de Cuba. Arthus Bertrand, Paris

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[WoRMS-1] 1 2 Zebina sloaniana (d'Orbigny, 1842) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 3 December 2018.

[Welch_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 .

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