Zebina sloaniana

Zebina sloaniana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Zebinidae.[1]

Zebina sloaniana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Zebinidae
Genus: Zebina
Species:
Z. sloaniana
Binomial name
Zebina sloaniana
(d'Orbigny, 1842)
Synonyms[1]
  • Rissoina sloaniana d'Orbigny, 1842 (The description strongly suggests that it belongs to the genus Zebina)
  • Zebina laevigata (C. B. Adams, 1850)

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles; in the Atlantic Ocean off North Carolina.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 5 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 23 m.[2]

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References
  1. Zebina sloaniana (d'Orbigny, 1842). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 3 December 2018.
  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.
  • Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.


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