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Microstelma vestale

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Microstelma vestale
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Zebinidae
Genus: Microstelma
Species:
M. vestale
Binomial name
Microstelma vestale
(Rehder, 1943)

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

Distribution and habitat

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It occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, [1] with a minimum recorded depth of 33 m[2] and a maximum recorded depth of 107 m.[2]

Description

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The maximum recorded shell length is 10.8 mm.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Microstelma vestale (Rehder, 1943). 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.