Biology:Macleaniella
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Short description: Genus of gastropods
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Neomphaliones |
| Order: | Cocculinida |
| Superfamily: | Cocculinoidea |
| Family: | Cocculinidae |
| Genus: | Macleaniella Leal & Harasewych, 1999 |
| Species: | M. moskalevi
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| Macleaniella moskalevi Leal & Harasewych, 1999[1]
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Macleaniella is a genus of deep-sea limpets in the family Cocculinidae.[2]
Species
Species within the genus Macleaniella include:
- Macleaniella moskalevi Leal & Harasewych, 1999[3]
Distribution
Macleaniella moskalevi is endemic to Puerto Rico Trench.[1]
Description
The shell of Macleaniella moskalevi is small and cap-shaped.[4] The maximum recorded shell length is 5.17 mm.[5]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 5184 m.[5] Maximum recorded depth is 8595 m.[5]
Life cycle
Simultaneous hermaphrodites.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Leal J. H. & Harasewych M. G. (1999) "Deepest Atlantic Molluscs: Hadal Limpets (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Cocculiniformia) from the Northern Boundary of the Caribbean Plate". Invertebrate Biology 118(2): 116-136. abstract.
- ↑ Macleaniella Leal & Harasewych, 1999. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 April 2010.
- ↑ Macleaniella moskalevi Leal & Harasewych, 1999. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 April 2010.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Strong E. E. & Harasewych M. G. (1999). "Anatomy of the Hadal Limpet Macleaniella moskalevi (Gastropoda, Cocculinoidea)". Invertebrate Biology 118(2): 137-148. abstract
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q6724644 entry
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