Benthonellania pyrrhias
| Benthonellania pyrrhias | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Rissoidae |
| Genus: | Benthonellania |
| Species: | B. pyrrhias |
| Binomial name | |
| Benthonellania pyrrhias (Watson, 1886) | |
Benthonellania pyrrhias 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 2.9 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 713 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 1426 m.[2]
References
- ^ Benthonellania pyrrhias (Watson, 1886). WoRMS (2010). Benthonellania pyrrhias (Watson, 1886). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419620 on 9 August 2010 .
- ^ 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.