Onoba filostria is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]

Onoba filostria
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Onoba
Species:
O. filostria
Binomial name
Onoba filostria
(Melvill & Standen, 1912)

Distribution

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Description

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The maximum recorded shell length is 2.4 mm.[2]

Habitat

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Minimum recorded depth is 16 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 18 m.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Onoba filostria (Melvill & Standen, 1912). WoRMS (2009). Onoba filostria (Melvill & Standen, 1912). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=197323 on 9 August 2010 .
  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.