Schwartziella floridana
Appearance
Schwartziella floridana | |
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Fossil shell from Pliocene of Florida | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Zebinidae |
Genus: | Schwartziella |
Species: | S. floridana
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Binomial name | |
Schwartziella floridana (Olsson & Harbison, 1953)
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Synonyms | |
Rissoina floridana Olsson & Harbison, 1953 (original combination) |
Schwartziella floridana is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Zebinidae.[1]
Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico.
Description
[edit]The maximum recorded shell length is 4.5 mm.[2]
Habitat
[edit]Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 48 m.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Schwartziella floridana (Olsson & Harbison, 1953). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 3 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.