Biology:Microstelma vestale
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Short description: Species of gastropod
Microstelma vestale | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Zebinidae |
Genus: | Microstelma |
Species: | M. vestale
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Binomial name | |
Microstelma vestale (Rehder, 1943)
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Microstelma vestale is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Zebinidae.[1]
Distribution and habitat
It occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, [1] with a minimum recorded depth of 33 m[2] and a maximum recorded depth of 107 m.[2]
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 10.8 mm.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Microstelma vestale (Rehder, 1943). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 3 December 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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 ☰ Q3176011 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microstelma vestale.
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