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Schwartziella chesnelii (Michaud 1830)

Schwartziella chesnelii

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

Distribution

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

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 6 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 4 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 57 m.[2]

References

  1. ^ Schwartziella chesnelii (Michaud, 1830). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 3 December 2018.
  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.
  • 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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Schwartziella chesnelii: Brief Summary

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Schwartziella chesnelii is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Zebinidae.

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