Copulabyssia riosi
Copulabyssia riosi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
(unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
Superfamily: | Lepetelloidea |
Family: | Pseudococculinidae |
Genus: | Copulabyssia |
Species: | C. riosi |
Binomial name | |
Copulabyssia riosi Leal & Simone, 2000[1] | |
Copulabyssia riosi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudococculinidae.[2]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil.
Description
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 960 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 1320 m.[3]
References
- ↑ Template:Leal, J. H. and L. R. L. Simone. 2000. ''Copulabyssia riosi, a new deep-sea limpet (Gastropoda: Pseudococculinidae) from the continental slope off Brazil with comments on the systematics of the genus''. Nautilus 114: 59-68.
- ↑ Copulabyssia riosi Leal & Simone, 2000. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 April 2010.
- 1 2 3 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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