Pusillina harpa

Pusillina harpa is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]

Pusillina harpa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Rissooidea
Family:
Rissoidae
Genus:
Pusillina
Species:
P. harpa
Binomial name
Pusillina harpa
Synonyms[1]

Alvania harpa (A. E. Verrill, 1880)

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 2.8 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 293 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 891 m.[2]

References
  1. Pusillina harpa (A. E. Verrill, 1880). Rosenberg, G. (2010). Pusillina harpa (A. E. Verrill, 1880). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160039 on 9 August 2010 .
  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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