Biology:Megalomphalus oxychone

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Megalomphalus oxychone
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Vanikoridae
Genus: Megalomphalus
Species:
M. oxychone
Binomial name
Megalomphalus oxychone
(Mörch, 1877)

Megalomphalus oxychone is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vanikoridae.[1]

Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 4 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 60 m.[2]

References

  1. Megalomphalus oxychone (Mörch, 1877). WoRMS (2010). Megalomphalus oxychone (Mörch, 1877). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419718 on 14 August 2010 .
  2. 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 ☰ Q6808501 entry