Zebinella princeps
| Zebinella princeps | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Mollusca | 
| Class: | Gastropoda | 
| (unranked): |  clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha  | 
| Superfamily: | Rissooidea | 
| Family: | Rissoinidae | 
| Genus: | Zebinella | 
| Species: | Z. princeps | 
| Binomial name | |
|  Zebinella princeps (C. B. Adams, 1850)  | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Zebinella princeps is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoinidae.[2]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and the Lesser Antilles; in the Atlantic Ocean off Northern Brazil.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 15 mm.[3]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 86 m.[3]
References
- ↑ Malacolog : Rissoina princeps
 - ↑ Faber, M. (2014). Zebinella princeps (C. B. Adams, 1850). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=765829 on 2014-07-15
 - 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.
 
- Adams, C. B., 1850. Descriptions of supposed new species of marine shells, which inhabit Jamaica. Contributions to Conchology 7: 109-123 page(s): 116
 - 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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