Schwartziella chesnelii
| Schwartziella chesnelii | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Rissooidea |
| Family: | Rissoinidae |
| Genus: | Schwartziella |
| Species: | S. chesnelii |
| Binomial name | |
| Schwartziella chesnelii (Michaud, 1830) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Rissoa chesnelii Michaud, 1830 (original combination) | |
Schwartziella chesnelii is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoinidae.[1]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and the Lesser Antilles; in the Atlantic Ocean off North Carolina.
Description
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 4 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 57 m.[2]
References
- ↑ Schwartziella chesnelii (Michaud, 1830). WoRMS (2010). Schwartziella chesnelii (Michaud, 1830). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419638 on 9 August 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.
- 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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