Schwartziella cancapae

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

Schwartziella cancapae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Zebinidae
Genus: Schwartziella
Species:
S. cancapae
Binomial name
Schwartziella cancapae
Rolán & Luque, 2000

The species was named after the CANCAP expeditions in which this species was discovered.[2]

Description

The height of the shell attains 4 mm (0.16 in).

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes.

References

  • Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
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