Fedikovella beanii
Appearance
Fedikovella beanii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Neomphaliones |
Order: | Cocculinida |
Superfamily: | Cocculinoidea |
Family: | Cocculinidae |
Genus: | Fedikovella |
Species: | F. beanii
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Binomial name | |
Fedikovella beanii |
Fedikovella beanii is a species of sea snail, deep-sea limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cocculinidae.[2]
Distribution
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Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 7.2 mm.[3]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 210 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 1483 m.[3]
References
- ^ Dall W. H. (1882). "On certain limpets and chitons from the deep waters off the eastern coast of the United States". Proceedings of the United States National Museum 4: 400–414.
- ^ Fedikovella beanii (Dall, 1882). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 30 March 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.
Further reading
- Ardila N. E. & Harasewych M. G. (June 2005). "Cocculinid and pseudococculinid limpets (Gastropoda: Cocculiniformia) from off the Caribbean coast of Colombia". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 118(2): 344–366. doi:10.2988/0006-324X(2005)118[344:CAPLGC2.0.CO;2].
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