Phosinella cancellata
| Phosinella cancellata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Rissoinidae |
| Genus: | Phosinella |
| Species: | P. cancellata
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| Binomial name | |
| Phosinella cancellata (Philippi, 1847)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
Phosinella cancellata is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoinidae.[2]
Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles.
Description
[edit]The maximum recorded shell length is 8 mm.[3]
Habitat
[edit]Minimum recorded depth is 0.5 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 106 m.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Rissoina. Malacolog.
- ^ Phosinella cancellata (Philippi, 1847). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 December 2018.
- ^ 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.
- 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.