Benthonellania colombiana
| Benthonellania colombiana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Rissooidea |
| Family: | Rissoidae |
| Genus: | Benthonellania |
| Species: | B. colombiana
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| Binomial name | |
| Benthonellania colombiana Romer & Moore, 1988
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| Synonyms | |
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Alvania colombiana Romer & D. R. Moore, 1988 (original combination) | |
Benthonellania colombiana is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]
Distribution[edit]
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Description[edit]
The maximum recorded shell length is 1.3 mm.[2]
Habitat[edit]
Minimum recorded depth is 45 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 221 m.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Benthonellania colombiana (Romer & D. R. Moore, 1988). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1591641 on 2023-12-12
- ^ 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.
External links[edit]
- Romer, N. S.; Moore, D. R. (1988). A new species of Alvania (Rissoidae) from the West Indian Region. The Nautilus. 102(4), 131-133.
- Amati, B., Di Giulio, A. & Oliverio, M. (2022). Deep-water Rissoidae of the genera Benthonella Dall, 1889 and Benthonellania Lozouet, 1990 (Gastropoda, Caenogastropoda, Rissooidea) from French Polynesia. Zoosystema. 44(12): 335-389.