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Boreocingula castanea (Møller 1842)

Boreocingula castanea

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Boreocingula castanea is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]

Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 4.8 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 2 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 150 m.[2]

References

  1. ^ Boreocingula castanea (Møller, 1842). Gofas, S. (2009). Boreocingula castanea (Møller, 1842). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141265 on 9 August 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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Boreocingula castanea: Brief Summary

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Boreocingula castanea is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.

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Distribution

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Range: 76.62°N to 60°N; 96.4°W to 0°W. Distribution: Greenland; Greenland: West Greenland, East Greenland; Canada; Canada: Queen Elizabeth Islands, Baffin Island, Hudson Bay.

Reference

North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)

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