Copulabyssia riosi

Copulabyssia riosi
Copulabyssia riosi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Lepetelloidea
Family: Pseudococculinidae
Genus: Copulabyssia
Species: C. riosi
Binomial name
Copulabyssia riosi
Leal & Simone, 2000[1]

Copulabyssia riosi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudococculinidae.[2]

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Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 3.5 mm.[3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 960 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 1320 m.[3]

References

  1. ^ Leal & Simone (2000). The Nautilus 114 (2) : 59-68. World Register of Marine Species, accessed 9 April 2010.
  2. ^ Copulabyssia riosi Leal & Simone, 2000.  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=457754 on 9 April 2010.
  3. ^ a b c 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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