Melanella boscheineni
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| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda
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| Species: | M. boscheineni
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| Melanella boscheineni Engl, 2004
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Melanella boscheineni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. The species is one of many species known to exist within the genus, Melanella. This species is mainly distributed throughout Antarctic waters.[1][2]
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 5.2 mm.[3]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 250 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 305 m.[3]
References
- ^ Engl, 2004. Engl W. (2004). Revision of the Antarctic Eulimidae with the description of three new species. La Conchiglia 310: 11-18, 61. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=239381 on 2013-03-27.
- ^ Engl W. (2012) Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp.
- ^ 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.