Caymanabyssia spina
| Caymanabyssia spina | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Family: | Caymanabyssiidae |
| Genus: | Caymanabyssia |
| Species: | C. spina
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| Binomial name | |
| Caymanabyssia spina Moskalev, 1976
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Caymanabyssia spina is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Caymanabyssiidae, the false limpets.[1]
Description[edit]
The maximum recorded shell length is 3 mm.[2]
Habitat[edit]
Minimum recorded depth is 6760 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 7225 m.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Caymanabyssia spina Moskalev, 1976. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532562 on 2013-02-02
- ^ 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.