Onoba delecta

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

Onoba delecta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Rissooidea
Family:
Rissoidae
Genus:
Onoba
Species:
O. delecta
Binomial name
Onoba delecta
Ponder, 1983

Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 2.47 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 40 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 256 m.[2]

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References
  1. Onoba delecta Ponder, 1983. WoRMS (2009). Onoba delecta Ponder, 1983. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=197321 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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