Niveria suffusa

Niveria suffusa
Niveria suffusa shell
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Triviidae
Genus:	Niveria
Species:	N. suffusa
Binomial name
Niveria suffusa (Gray, 1827)

Niveria suffusa is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias.[1]

Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 12 mm (0.47 in).[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 525 m (1,722 ft).[2]

References

1. Niveria suffusa (Gray, 1827). WoRMS (2010). Niveria suffusa (Gray, 1827). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419747 on 9 July 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.