Zebina sloaniana
| Zebina sloaniana | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Rissooidea |
| Family: | Rissoinidae |
| Genus: | Zebina |
| Species: | Z. sloaniana |
| Binomial name | |
| Zebina sloaniana (d'Orbigny, 1842) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Zebina sloaniana is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoinidae.[1]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles; in the Atlantic Ocean off North Carolina.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 5 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 23 m.[2]
References
- 1 2 Faber, M. (2014). Zebina sloaniana (d'Orbigny, 1842). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=764219 on 2014-10-28
- 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.
External links
- Orbigny A. d' (1841-1842). Mollusques. Vol 1: 1-264, pls 1-28 [pp. 1-208, 1841; pp. 209-264, 1842; dates of publication of plates (in vol. 8, Zoology Atlas) uncertain, possibly 1842. In: Sagra, R. de la (ed.). Histoire physique, politique et naturelle de l'Ile de Cuba. Arthus Bertrand, Paris]
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