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Phosinella cancellata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Rissoinidae
Genus:	Phosinella
Species:	P. cancellata
Binomial name
Phosinella cancellata (Philippi, 1847)
Synonyms
Rissoina cancellata Philippi, 1847 Rissoina philippiana Schwartz, 1860 Rissoina elongata Mörch, 1876

Phosinella cancellata is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoinidae.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 8 mm.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0.5 m. Maximum recorded depth is 106 m.

References

1. Rissoina. Malacolog.
2. Phosinella cancellata (Philippi, 1847). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 December 2018.
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.

• 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.

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