Benthonellania pyrrhias | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Rissoidae |
Genus: | Benthonellania |
Species: | B. pyrrhias |
Binomial name | |
Benthonellania pyrrhias (Watson, 1886) |
Benthonellania pyrrhias is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.
Distribution
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (August 2010) |
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 2.9 mm.
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 713 m. Maximum recorded depth is 1426 m.
References
- Benthonellania pyrrhias (Watson, 1886). WoRMS (2010). Benthonellania pyrrhias (Watson, 1886). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419620 on 9 August 2010 .
- ^ 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.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Benthonellania pyrrhias |
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