| Bathyphytophilus caribaeus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Superfamily: | Lepetelloidea |
| Family: | Bathyphytophilidae |
| Genus: | Bathyphytophilus |
| Species: | B. caribaeus |
| Binomial name | |
| Bathyphytophilus caribaeus Moskalev, 1978 | |
Bathyphytophilus caribaeus is a species of very small, deep water sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bathyphytophilidae, the false limpets.
Distribution
This is a deep-water species occurring in the Caribbean Sea.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 2.8 mm.
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 2450 m. Maximum recorded depth is 6740 m.
References
- Rosenberg, G. (2012). Bathyphytophilus caribaeus Moskalev, 1978. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532435 on 2013-02-02
- ^ 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.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Bathyphytophilus caribaeus | |
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