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Heleobops carrikeri

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Heleobops carrikeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cochliopidae
Genus: Heleobops
Species:
H. carrikeri
Binomial name
Heleobops carrikeri
Davis & McKee, 1989

Heleobops carrikeri is a species of very small aquatic snail, an operculate gastropod mollusc in the family Cochliopidae.[1]

Distribution

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Description

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The maximum recorded shell length is 4.52 mm.[2]

Habitat

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Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 0.3 m.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Kroll O., Hershler R., Albrecht C., Terrazas E. M., Apaza R., Fuentealba C., Wolff C. & Wilke T. (2012). "The endemic gastropod fauna of Lake Titicaca: correlation between molecular evolution and hydrographic history". Ecology and Evolution 2(7): 1517-1530. doi:10.1002/ece3.280.
  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.
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