Rissoina angeli
| Rissoina angeli | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Rissooidea |
| Family: | Rissoinidae |
| Genus: | Rissoina |
| Species: | R. angeli |
| Binomial name | |
| Rissoina angeli Espinosa & Ortea, 2002[1] | |
Rissoina angeli is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoinidae.[2]
Description
The height of the shell attains 6.3 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea off Cuba.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 6.3 mm.[3]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 50 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 50 m.[3]
References
- ↑ Espinosa & Ortea. 2002. Avicennia 15: 141-146. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 08/09/10.
- ↑ Rissoina angeli Espinosa & Ortea, 2002. WoRMS (2009). Rissoina angeli Espinosa & Ortea, 2002. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=387809 on 8 June 2013.
- 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.
- Espinosa J. & Ortea J. (2002) Descripción de cuatro nuevas especies de la familia Rissoinidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Avicennia 15: 141-146. page(s): 142
- 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.
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