Echinolittorina mespillum
| Echinolittorina mespillum | |
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| Echinolittorina mespillum var. minima | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Littorinidae |
| Genus: | Echinolittorina |
| Species: | E. mespillum
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| Binomial name | |
| Echinolittorina mespillum (Mühlfeld, 1824)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Litorina mespillum Mühlfeld, 1824 | |
Echinolittorina mespillum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.[1]
Distribution
[edit]Aruba, Bonaire, Caribbean Sea, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Cuba, Curaçao, Gulf of Mexico, Jamaica, Lesser Antilles, Mexico, Puerto Rico[2]
Description
[edit]The maximum recorded shell length is 10 mm.[3]
Habitat
[edit]Minimum recorded depth is −2 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 0 m.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Echinolittorina mespillum (Mühlfeld, 1824). Reid, David G. (2010). Echinolittorina mespillum (Mühlfeld, 1824). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419561 on 6 June 2010 .
- ^ "Echinolittorina mespillum - Огляд - Енциклопедія життя". Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
- ^ a b c 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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