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Benthonellania xanthias

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Species of gastropod

Benthonellania xanthias
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Benthonellania
Species: B. xanthias
Binomial name
Benthonellania xanthias
(Watson, 1886)

Benthonellania xanthias is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.

Distribution

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Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 2.1 mm.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 58 m. Maximum recorded depth is 1750 m.

References

  1. Benthonellania xanthias (Watson, 1886). WoRMS (2010). Benthonellania xanthias (Watson, 1886). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419621 on 9 August 2010 .
  2. ^ 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
Benthonellania xanthias


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