Texadina sphinctostoma

Texadina sphinctostoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Truncatelloidea
Family: Cochliopidae
Genus: Texadina
Species: T. sphinctostoma
Binomial name
Texadina sphinctostoma
(Abbott & Ladd, 1951)
Synonyms

Littoridina sphinctostoma Abbott & Ladd, 1951

Texadina sphinctostoma is a species of very small aquatic snail, an operculate gastropod mollusk in the family Cochliopidae.[1]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Caribbean Sea.

Description

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

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 4 m.[2]

References

  1. Texadina sphinctostoma (Abbott & Ladd, 1951). WoRMS (2010). Texadina sphinctostoma (Abbott & Ladd, 1951). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419613 on 9 August 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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