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Onoba exarata

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Onoba exarata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Onoba
Species:
O. exarata
Binomial name
Onoba exarata
(Stimpson, 1851)
Synonyms[1]

Alvania exarata (Stimpson, 1851)

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

Distribution

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Description

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The maximum recorded shell length is 3.3 mm.[2]

Habitat

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

References

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  1. ^ a b Onoba exarata (Stimpson, 1851). Rosenberg, G. (2010). Onoba exarata (Stimpson, 1851). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159966 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.