Fedikovella beanii

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Fedikovella beanii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Neomphaliones
Order: Cocculinida
Superfamily: Cocculinoidea
Family: Cocculinidae
Genus: Fedikovella
Species:
F. beanii
Binomial name
Fedikovella beanii
(Dall, 1882)[1]

Fedikovella beanii is a species of sea snail, deep-sea limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cocculinidae.[2]

Distribution[edit]

Description[edit]

The maximum recorded shell length is 7.2 mm.[3]

Habitat[edit]

Minimum recorded depth is 210 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 1483 m.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Dall W. H. (1882). "On certain limpets and chitons from the deep waters off the eastern coast of the United States". Proceedings of the United States National Museum 4: 400–414.
  2. ^ Fedikovella beanii (Dall, 1882). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 30 March 2010.
  3. ^ 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.

Further reading[edit]

  • Ardila N. E. & Harasewych M. G. (June 2005). "Cocculinid and pseudococculinid limpets (Gastropoda: Cocculiniformia) from off the Caribbean coast of Colombia". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 118(2): 344–366. doi:10.2988/0006-324X(2005)118[344:CAPLGC2.0.CO;2].