Biology:Macromphalina floridana

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Macromphalina floridana
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Vanikoridae
Genus: Macromphalina
Species:
M. floridana
Binomial name
Macromphalina floridana
Moore, 1965

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

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 3.1 mm.[2]

Habitat

The minimum recorded depth for this species is 1 m; maximum recorded depth is 34.5 m.[2]

References

  1. Macromphalina floridana Moore, 1965. WoRMS (2010). Macromphalina floridana Moore, 1965. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419712 on 14 August 2010 .
  2. 2.0 2.1 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 ☰ Q3137271 entry