Pseudococculina rimula

Pseudococculina rimula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudococculinidae.[2]

Pseudococculina rimula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Lepetelloidea
Family:
Pseudococculinidae
Genus:
Pseudococculina
Species:
P. rimula
Binomial name
Pseudococculina rimula
Simone & Cunha, 2003[1]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Southeast Brazil.

Description

The maximum recorded length of the white, patelliform shell is 3.3 mm.[3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 350 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 400 m.[3]

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References
  1. Simone & Cunha. 2003. Nautilus 117 (3): 69-77. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 9 April 2010.
  2. Pseudococculina rimula Simone & Cunha, 2003. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 April 2010.
  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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