Biology:Niveria nix
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Short description: Species of gastropod
Niveria nix | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Triviidae |
Genus: | Niveria |
Species: | N. nix
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Binomial name | |
Niveria nix (Schilder, 1922)
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Niveria nix is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias.[1]
Distribution
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 11.5 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 5 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 116 m.[2]
References
- ↑ Niveria nix (Schilder, 1922). WoRMS (2010). Niveria nix (Schilder, 1922). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419745 on 9 July 2010 .
- ↑ 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 ☰ Q3169462 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niveria nix.
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