Zebinella decussata

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Zebinella decussata
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Two views of a shell of Zebinella decussata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Rissoinidae
Genus: Zebinella
Species:
Z. decussata
Binomial name
Zebinella decussata
(Montagu, 1803)
Synonyms [1]
  • Helix decussataMontagu, 1803 (original description)
  • Rissoa decussataMontagu, 1803
  • Rissoa albida C. B. Adams, 1845
  • Rissoina decussata(Montagu, 1803)
  • Zebinella decussata var. percosticillatinaSacco, 1895
  • Zebinella decussata var. raricostulataSacco, 1895
  • Zebinella decussata var. turritopaucicostaSacco, 1895 ·

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

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Distribution

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

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 9.7 mm. [3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. [3] Maximum recorded depth is 106 m. [3]

References

  1. Malacolog : Rissoina
  2. Zebinella decussata (Montagu, 1803) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 4 December 2018.
  3. 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 .