| Schwartziella chesnelii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Zebinidae |
| Genus: | Schwartziella |
| Species: | S. chesnelii |
| Binomial name | |
| Schwartziella chesnelii (Michaud, 1830) | |
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Schwartziella chesnelii is a species of minute sea snail. This is a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Zebinidae.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and the Lesser Antilles; in the Atlantic Ocean off North Carolina.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 6 mm.
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 4 m. Maximum recorded depth is 57 m.
References
- Schwartziella chesnelii (Michaud, 1830). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 3 December 2018.
- ^ 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.
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