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Schwartziella inscripta

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Schwartziella inscripta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Zebinidae
Genus: Schwartziella
Species:
S. inscripta
Binomial name
Schwartziella inscripta
Rolán & Luque, 2000

Schwartziella inscripta is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Zebinidae.[1] The specific name refers to grooves on the first whorl of the shell.[2]

Description

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The height of the shell attains 3.4 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes.

References

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  • Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.