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Microstelma vestale

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Microstelma vestale
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M. vestale
Binomial name
Microstelma vestale
(Rehder, 1943)

Microstelma vestale is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]

Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 10.8 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 33 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 107 m.[2]

References

  1. ^ Microstelma vestale (Rehder, 1943). WoRMS (2010). Microstelma vestale (Rehder, 1943). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419624 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.