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Littoridinops monroensis

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Littoridinops monroensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Hydrobiidae
Genus: Littoridinops
Species:
L. monroensis
Binomial name
Littoridinops monroensis
(Frauenfeld, 1863)

Littoridinops monroensis is a species of very small aquatic snail, an operculate gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae.[1]

Distribution

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Description

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The maximum recorded shell length is 4.5 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. ^ Littoridinops monroensis (Frauenfeld, 1863). Rosenberg, G. (2010). Littoridinops monroensis (Frauenfeld, 1863). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159912 on 9 August 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.