Benthonellania acuticostata is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc or micromollusc in the family Rissoidae.[1]
| Benthonellania acuticostata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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 | |
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Rissoa xanthias var. acuticostata Dall, 1889 (basionym) | |
Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles.
Description
editHabitat
editMinimum recorded depth is 59 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 1249 m.[2]
References
edit- ^ Benthonellania acuticostata (Dall, 1889). WoRMS (2010). Benthonellania acuticostata (Dall, 1889). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419619 on 16 July 2012 .
- ^ a b c 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.
- Lozouet P. (1990). Benthonellania, nouveau genre de Rissoidae (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia) du bathyal atlantique. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (section A Zoologie) (4) 12: 313-328
- Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.