Microstelma vestale

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

Microstelma vestale
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Zebinidae
Genus: Microstelma
Species:
M. vestale
Binomial name
Microstelma vestale
(Rehder, 1943)

Distribution and habitat

It occurs in the Gulf of Mexico.[1] Minimum recorded depth is 33 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 107 m.[2]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 10.8 mm.[2]

References

  1. Microstelma vestale (Rehder, 1943). 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.
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