Laevilitorina pygmaea
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| Laevilitorina pygmaea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Littorinidae |
| Genus: | Laevilitorina |
| Species: | L. pygmaea
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| Binomial name | |
| Laevilitorina pygmaea Pfeffer, 1886
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Laevilitorina pygmaea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.[1]
Distribution
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Description
[edit]The maximum recorded shell length is 2.5 mm.[2]
Habitat
[edit]Minimum recorded depth is 252 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 310 m.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Laevilitorina pygmaea Pfeffer, 1886. Reid, David G. (2010). Laevilitorina pygmaea Pfeffer, 1886. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=197211 on 6 June 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.
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