Littoridinops palustris

Littoridinops palustris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Hydrobiidae
Genus: Littoridinops
Species: L. palustris
Binomial name
Littoridinops palustris
F. G. Thompson, 1968

Littoridinops palustris is a species of very small aquatic snail, an operculate gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae.[1]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 4.5 mm.[2]

Habitat

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

References

  1. Littoridinops palustris F. G. Thompson, 1968. WoRMS (2010). Littoridinops palustris F. G. Thompson, 1968. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419606 on 9 August 2010.
  2. 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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