Benthonellania acuticostata

Benthonellania acuticostata is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc or micromollusc in the family Rissoidae.[1]

Benthonellania acuticostata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Rissooidea
Family:
Rissoidae
Genus:
Benthonellania
Species:
B. acuticostata
Binomial name
Benthonellania acuticostata
(Dall, 1889)
Synonyms

Rissoa xanthias var. acuticostata Dall, 1889 (basionym)

Distribution

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

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 3.7 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 59 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 1249 m.[2]

References
  1. Benthonellania acuticostata (Dall, 1889). WoRMS (2010). Benthonellania acuticostata (Dall, 1889). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419619 on 16 July 2012 .
  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.
  • Lozouet P. (1990). Benthonellania, nouveau genre de Rissoidae (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia) du bathyal atlantique. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (section A Zoologie) (4) 12: 313-328
  • 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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