Schwartziella catesbyana
Schwartziella catesbyana, common name Catesby's risso, is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Zebinidae.[1]
| Schwartziella catesbyana | |
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| Three shells of Schwartziella catesbyana | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Zebinidae |
| Genus: | Schwartziella |
| Species: | S. catesbyana |
| Binomial name | |
| Schwartziella catesbyana (d’Orbigny, 1842) | |
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Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, in the Atlantic Ocean along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and North Carolina to eastern Brazil.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 2 mm and 7 mm.
Habitat
The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; maximum recorded depth is 40 m.[2]
References
- Schwartziella catesbyana (d’Orbigny, 1842). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 3 December 2018.
- 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.
- Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
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