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Schwartziella minima

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

Schwartziella minima is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Zebinidae.[1] The species name minima is Latin and refers to the small size of the shell.[2]

Description

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The length of the shell is up to 2.8 millimetres (0.11 in), with a maximum width of 1.3 millimetres (0.051 in).[2]

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.