Copulabyssia riosi
| Copulabyssia riosi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Lepetelloidea |
| Family: | Pseudococculinidae |
| Genus: | Copulabyssia |
| Species: | C. riosi |
| Binomial name | |
| Copulabyssia riosi Leal & Simone, 2000[1] | |
Copulabyssia riosi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudococculinidae.[2]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 3.5 mm.[3]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 960 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 1320 m.[3]
References
- ↑ Template:Leal, J. H. and L. R. L. Simone. 2000. ''Copulabyssia riosi, a new deep-sea limpet (Gastropoda: Pseudococculinidae) from the continental slope off Brazil with comments on the systematics of the genus''. Nautilus 114: 59-68.
- ↑ Copulabyssia riosi Leal & Simone, 2000. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 April 2010.
- 1 2 3 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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