Niveria maltbiana is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias.[1]

Niveria maltbiana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Triviidae
Genus: Niveria
Species:
N. maltbiana
Binomial name
Niveria maltbiana
(Schwengel & McGinty, 1942)
Synonyms[1]
  • Pusula maltbiana (Schwengel & McGinty, 1942)
  • Trivia maltbiana Schwengel & McGinty, 1942 (basionym)

Distribution

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Description

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The maximum recorded shell length is 13 mm.[2]

Habitat

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Minimum recorded depth is 2 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 91 m.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Niveria maltbiana (Schwengel & McGinty, 1942). Bouchet, P. (2011). Niveria maltbiana (Schwengel & McGinty, 1942). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=555856 on 13 March 2011 .
  2. ^ 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.