- Meioceras cornucopiae
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Meioceras cornucopiae Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda (unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade LittorinimorphaSuperfamily: Rissooidea Family: Caecidae Genus: Meioceras Species: M. cornucopiae Binomial name Meioceras cornucopiae
Carpenter, 1858Meioceras cornucopiae is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Caecidae.[1]
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Distribution
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 2.5 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 37 m.[2]
References
- ^ Meioceras cornucopiae Carpenter, 1858. WoRMS (2010). Meioceras cornucopiae Carpenter, 1858. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419600 on 9 August 2010.
- ^ 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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