Meioceras cornucopiae

Meioceras cornucopiae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Caecidae
Genus: Meioceras
Species:
M. cornucopiae
Binomial name
Meioceras cornucopiae
Carpenter, 1858

Meioceras cornucopiae is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Caecidae.[1]

Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 2.5 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 37 m.[2]

References

  1. ^ Meioceras cornucopiae Carpenter, 1858. WoRMS (2010). Meioceras cornucopiae Carpenter, 1858. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419600 on 9 August 2010 .
  2. ^ a b c 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.