Niveria nix

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Niveria nix
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - ZMA.MOLL.339460 - Niveria nix (Schilder, 1922) - Triviidae - Mollusc shell.jpeg
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Triviinae
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N. nix
Binomial name
Niveria nix
(Schilder, 1922)

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[]

  1. ^ 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. ^ a b c 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.


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