Ailinzebina onobiformis
| Ailinzebina onobiformis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Rissoinidae |
| Genus: | Ailinzebina |
| Species: | A. onobiformis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ailinzebina onobiformis (Rolán & Luque, 2000) | |
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Ailinzebina onobiformis is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoinidae.[1] These snails are part of the micromollusk group, meaning they are extremely tiny, often less than a few millimeters in size. Like other members of their family, they typically inhabit shallow marine environments and are found in sandy or coral-rich coastal areas.
Description
The height of the shell attains 3.5 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean on the coast of the Cape Verde islands.[2]
References
- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2014). Ailinzebina onobiformis (Rolán & Luque, 2000). Accessed through World Register of Marine Species on 2014-05-01
- ^ Rolán E.; Luque Á.A. (2000). "The subfamily Rissoininae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Rissoidae) in the Cape Verde Archipelago (West África)". Iberus. 18 (1): 26–28.
- Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda