Benthonellania acuticostata

Benthonellania acuticostata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Benthonellania
Species: B. acuticostata
Binomial name
Benthonellania acuticostata
(Dall, 1889)
Synonyms

Rissoa xanthias var. acuticostata Dall, 1889 (basionym)

Benthonellania acuticostata is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]

Distribution

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

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 3.7 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 59 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 1249 m.[2]

References

  1. Benthonellania acuticostata (Dall, 1889). WoRMS (2010). Benthonellania acuticostata (Dall, 1889). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419619 on 16 July 2012.
  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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