Macleaniella

Macleaniella is a genus of deep-sea limpets in the family Cocculinidae.[2]

Macleaniella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Cocculinida
Superfamily: Cocculinoidea
Family: Cocculinidae
Genus: Macleaniella
Leal & Harasewych, 1999
Species:
M. moskalevi
Binomial name
Macleaniella moskalevi
Leal & Harasewych, 1999[1]

Species

Species within the genus Macleaniella include:

  • Macleaniella moskalevi Leal & Harasewych, 1999[3]

Distribution

Macleaniella moskalevi is endemic to Puerto Rico Trench.[1]

Description

The shell of Macleaniella moskalevi is small and cap-shaped.[4] The maximum recorded shell length is 5.17 mm.[5]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 5184 m.[5] Maximum recorded depth is 8595 m.[5]

Life cycle

Simultaneous hermaphrodites.[4]

References
  1. Leal J. H. & Harasewych M. G. (1999) "Deepest Atlantic Molluscs: Hadal Limpets (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Cocculiniformia) from the Northern Boundary of the Caribbean Plate". Invertebrate Biology 118(2): 116-136. abstract.
  2. Macleaniella Leal & Harasewych, 1999. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 April 2010.
  3. Macleaniella moskalevi Leal & Harasewych, 1999. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 April 2010.
  4. Strong E. E. & Harasewych M. G. (1999). "Anatomy of the Hadal Limpet Macleaniella moskalevi (Gastropoda, Cocculinoidea)". Invertebrate Biology 118(2): 137-148. abstract
  5. 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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