Pseudococculina rimula
| Pseudococculina rimula | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Lepetelloidea |
| Family: | Pseudococculinidae |
| Genus: | Pseudococculina |
| Species: | P. rimula |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudococculina rimula Simone & Cunha, 2003[1] | |
Pseudococculina rimula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudococculinidae.[2]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Southeast Brazil.
Description
The maximum recorded length of the white, patelliform shell is 3.3 mm.[3]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 350 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 400 m.[3]
References
- ↑ Simone & Cunha. 2003. Nautilus 117 (3): 69-77. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 9 April 2010.
- ↑ Pseudococculina rimula Simone & Cunha, 2003. 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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