Phosinella cancellata
Phosinella cancellata | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Rissoinidae |
Genus: | Phosinella |
Species: | P. cancellata
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Binomial name | |
Phosinella cancellata (Philippi, 1847)
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Synonyms[1] | |
Phosinella cancellata is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoinidae.[2]
Distribution[]
This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles.
Description[]
The maximum recorded shell length is 8 mm.[3]
Habitat[]
Minimum recorded depth is 0.5 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 106 m.[3]
References[]
- ^ Rissoina. Malacolog.
- ^ Phosinella cancellata (Philippi, 1847). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 December 2018.
- ^ 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.
- Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
Categories:
- Rissoinidae
- Gastropods described in 1847
- Rissoinidae stubs