Biology:Niveria suffusa

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Niveria suffusa
Niveria suffusa (suffuse trivia snail) (San Salvador Island, Bahamas) 2 (16191226905).jpg
Niveria suffusa shell
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Triviidae
Genus: Niveria
Species:
N. suffusa
Binomial name
Niveria suffusa
(Gray, 1827)

Niveria suffusa 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 12 mm (0.47 in).[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 525 m (1,722 ft).[2]

References

  1. Niveria suffusa (Gray, 1827). WoRMS (2010). Niveria suffusa (Gray, 1827). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419747 on 9 July 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 ☰ Q3168411 entry