Copulabyssia leptalea
| Copulabyssia leptalea | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Lepetelloidea |
| Family: | Pseudococculinidae |
| Genus: | Copulabyssia |
| Species: | C. leptalea |
| Binomial name | |
| Copulabyssia leptalea (A. E. Verrill, 1884) [1] | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Cocculina leptalea A. E. Verrill, 1884 | |
Copulabyssia leptalea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudococculinidae.[2]
Description
The shell grows to a size of 4 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean from New Jersey to East Florida, USA, at depths between 530 m and 3800 m.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 4 mm.[3]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 534 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 3834 m.[3]
References
- ↑ Verrill, A. E. 1884. Second catalogue of Mollusca recently added to the fauna of the New England coast and the adjacent parts of the Atlantic, consisting mostly of deep-sea species, with notes on others previously recorded. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences 6: 139-294, pls. 28-32.
- ↑ Copulabyssia leptalea (A. E. Verrill, 1884). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 April 2010.
- 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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