Caymanabyssia spina

Caymanabyssia spina is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Caymanabyssiidae, the false limpets.[1]

Caymanabyssia spina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Family: Caymanabyssiidae
Genus: Caymanabyssia
Species:
C. spina
Binomial name
Caymanabyssia spina
Moskalev, 1976

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 3 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 6760 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 7225 m.[2]

References
  1. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Caymanabyssia spina Moskalev, 1976. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532562 on 2013-02-02
  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.


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