Biology:Schwartziella rectilinea

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Schwartziella rectilinea
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Zebinidae
Genus: Schwartziella
Species:
S. rectilinea
Binomial name
Schwartziella rectilinea
Rolán & Luque, 2000

Schwartziella rectilinea is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Zebinidae.[1] The specific name is Latin for straight lined, and refers to the numerous axial ribs of this species.[2]

Description

The height of the shell attains 3.8 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes.

References

  • Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.


Wikidata ☰ Q6776248 entry