Rissoina krebsii
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Rissoina krebsii is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoinidae.[2]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico off Cuba.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 4.5 mm.[3]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 45 m.[3]
References
- ^ Malacolog : Rissoina krebsii
- ^ Rissoina krebsii (Mörch, 1876). WoRMS (2010). Rissoina krebsii (Mörch, 1876). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419629 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.
- Mörch O.A.L. (1876). Synopsis molluscorum marinorum Indiarum occidentalium imprimis insularum danicarum. Malakozoologische Blätter, 23: 45-58, 87-143
- 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.