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    Niveria nix

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    Niveria nix
    Scientific classification Edit this classification
    Domain: Eukaryota
    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Mollusca
    Class: Gastropoda
    Subclass: Caenogastropoda
    Order: Littorinimorpha
    Family: Triviidae
    Genus: Niveria
    Species:
    N. nix
    Binomial name
    Niveria nix
    (Schilder, 1922)

    Niveria nix 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

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    The maximum recorded shell length is 11.5 mm.[2]

    Habitat

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    Minimum recorded depth is 5 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 116 m.[2]

    References

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    1. ^ Niveria nix (Schilder, 1922). WoRMS (2010). Niveria nix (Schilder, 1922). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419745 on 9 July 2010 .
    2. ^ 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.
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