Schwartziella fischeri

Schwartziella fischeri is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Zebinidae.[1]

Schwartziella fischeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Zebinidae
Genus: Schwartziella
Species:
S. fischeri
Binomial name
Schwartziella fischeri
(Desjardin, 1949)
Synonyms

Rissoina fischeri Desjardin, 1949

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 4.5 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 55 m.[2]

References
  1. Schwartziella fischeri (Desjardin, 1949). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 3 December 2018.
  2. 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.
  • Rolán E. & Fernández-Garcés R. (2010) The shouldered species of the Rissoininae (Mollusca: Rissooidea) in the Caribbean with the description of three new species. Novapex 11(4): 83-91 page(s): 85
  • "Schwartziella fischeri". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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