Macromphalina jibacoa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Vanikoridae
Genus: Macromphalina
Species:
M. jibacoa
Binomial name
Macromphalina jibacoa
Rolán & Rubio, 1998

Macromphalina jibacoa is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vanikoridae.[1]

Distribution

This species occurs in the following areas:

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 1.82 mm.[2]

Habitat

The minimum recorded depth for this species is 4 m; maximum recorded depth is 4 m.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Macromphalina jibacoa Rolán & Rubio, 1998. WoRMS (2010). Macromphalina jibacoa Rolán & Rubio, 1998. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419713 on 14 August 2010 .
  2. 1 2 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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