| Powellisetia deserta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Rissooidea |
| Family: | Rissoidae |
| Genus: | Powellisetia |
| Species: | P. deserta |
| Binomial name | |
| Powellisetia deserta (Smith, 1907) | |
Powellisetia deserta is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.
Distribution
 | This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (August 2010) |
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 2.6 mm.
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 16 m. Maximum recorded depth is 18 m.
References
- Powellisetia deserta (Smith, 1907). WoRMS (2009). Powellisetia deserta (Smith, 1907). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=197381 on 9 August 2010 .
- ^ 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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| Powellisetia deserta | |
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