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Niveria nix

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Niveria nix
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Triviidae
Genus: Niveria
Species:
N. nix
Binomial name
Niveria nix
(Schilder, 1922)

Niveria nix is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias.[1]

Distribution

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Description

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The maximum recorded shell length is 11.5 mm.[2]

Habitat

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Minimum recorded depth is 5 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 116 m.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Niveria nix (Schilder, 1922). WoRMS (2010). Niveria nix (Schilder, 1922). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419745 on 9 July 2010 .
  2. ^ 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.