Benthonellania xanthias is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]
| Benthonellania xanthias | |
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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. xanthias
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| Binomial name | |
| Benthonellania xanthias (Watson, 1886)
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Distribution
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Description
editHabitat
editMinimum recorded depth is 58 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 1750 m.[2]
References
edit- ^ Benthonellania xanthias (Watson, 1886). WoRMS (2010). Benthonellania xanthias (Watson, 1886). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419621 on 9 August 2010 .
- ^ 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.