Zebina sloaniana

Zebina sloaniana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Rissoinidae
Genus: Zebina
Species: Z. sloaniana
Binomial name
Zebina sloaniana
(d'Orbigny, 1842)
Synonyms[1]
  • Rissoina sloaniana d'Orbigny, 1842 (The description strongly suggests that it belongs to the genus Zebina)
  • Zebina laevigata (C. B. Adams, 1850)

Zebina sloaniana is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoinidae.[1]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles; in the Atlantic Ocean off North Carolina.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 5 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 23 m.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Faber, M. (2014). Zebina sloaniana (d'Orbigny, 1842). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=764219 on 2014-10-28
  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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