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Microstelma columbella

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Microstelma columbella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Zebinidae
Genus: Microstelma
Species:
M. columbella
Binomial name
Microstelma columbella
(Dall, 1881)

Microstelma columbella is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Zebinidae.[1]

Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 10 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 289 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 402 m.[2]

References

  1. ^ Microstelma columbella (Dall, 1881). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 3 December 2018.
  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.