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Laevilitorina pygmaea

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Species of gastropod

Laevilitorina pygmaea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Littorinidae
Genus: Laevilitorina
Species: L. pygmaea
Binomial name
Laevilitorina pygmaea
Pfeffer, 1886

Laevilitorina pygmaea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.

Distribution

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Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 2.5 mm.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 252 m. Maximum recorded depth is 310 m.

References

  1. Laevilitorina pygmaea Pfeffer, 1886. Reid, David G. (2010). Laevilitorina pygmaea Pfeffer, 1886. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=197211 on 6 June 2010 .
  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.
Taxon identifiers
Laevilitorina pygmaea


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