Onchidiopsis kingmaruensis
| Onchidiopsis kingmaruensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Velutinoidea |
| Family: | Velutinidae |
| Genus: | Onchidiopsis |
| Species: | O. kingmaruensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Onchidiopsis kingmaruensis Russell, 1942
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Onchidiopsis kingmaruensis is a species of small sea snail with a transparent internal shell, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Velutinidae. Because the shell is mostly internal, the snail resembles a sea slug in general appearance.[1]
Distribution
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Description
[edit]The maximum recorded (shell?) length is 24 mm.[2]
Habitat
[edit]The minimum recorded depth for this species is 55 m; maximum recorded depth is 55 m.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Onchidiopsis kingmaruensis Russell, 1942. Rosenberg, G. (2010). Onchidiopsis kingmaruensis Russell, 1942. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159961 on 14 August 2010 .
- ^ a b 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.