Benthonellania precipitata
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| Species: | A. precipitata
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| Alvania precipitata (Dall, 1889)
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Alvania precipitata is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]
Distribution
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Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 4 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 55 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 1225 m.[2]
References
- ^ Alvania precipitata (Dall, 1889). WoRMS (2010). Alvania precipitata (Dall, 1889). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419618 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.