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Copulabyssia riosi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudococculinidae.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 3.5 mm.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 960 m. Maximum recorded depth is 1320 m.

References

1. Leal, J. H. and L. R. L. Simone. 2000. Copulabyssia riosi, a new deep-sea limpet (Gastropoda: Pseudococculinidae) from the continental slope off Brazil with comments on the systematics of the genus. Nautilus 114: 59–68.
2. Copulabyssia riosi Leal & Simone, 2000. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 April 2010.
3. ^ 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.

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