Macromphalina floridana
| Macromphalina floridana | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Vanikoroidea |
| 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
- ↑ 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.
- 1 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.
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