Benthonellania acuticostata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Rissoidae |
Genus: | Benthonellania |
Species: | B. acuticostata
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Binomial name | |
Benthonellania acuticostata (
Dall, 1889)
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Synonyms | |
Rissoa xanthias var. acuticostata Dall, 1889 ( basionym) |
Benthonellania acuticostata is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc or micromollusc in the family Rissoidae. [1]
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles.
The maximum recorded shell length is 3.7 mm. [2]
Minimum recorded depth is 59 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 1249 m. [2]