Copulabyssia colombia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Lepetelloidea
Family:
Pseudococculinidae
Genus:
Copulabyssia
Species:
C. colombia
Binomial name
Copulabyssia colombia
Ardila & Harasewych, 2005[1]

Copulabyssia colombia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudococculinidae.[2]

Distribution

C. colombia is found on the Colombian coast of the Caribbean sea.[3]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 3.6 mm.[4]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 300 m.[4] Maximum recorded depth is 300 m.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 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].
  2. ↑ Copulabyssia colombia Ardila & Harasewych, 2005. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 April 2010.
  3. ↑ "World register of Marine species entry".
  4. 1 2 3 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.


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