Niveria suffusa
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Triviidae |
Genus: | Niveria |
Species: | N. suffusa
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Binomial name | |
Niveria suffusa (Gray, 1827)
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Niveria suffusa is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias.[1]
Distribution
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Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 12 mm (0.47 in).[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 525 m (1,722 ft).[2]
References
- ^ Niveria suffusa (Gray, 1827). WoRMS (2010). Niveria suffusa (Gray, 1827). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419747 on 9 July 2010 .
- ^ a b c 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.