Cocculinella minutissima explained

Cocculinella minutissima is a species of small, deep water sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cocculinellidae, the limpets.[1]

Description

The shell grows to a size of 3.5 mm, width 1.5 mm and height 1 mm. The thin, white shell is long and narrow with growth rings. The sides are almost parallel,slightly bent, slightly truncated at the back. The nipple-shaped apex stands out and drops quite sharply backwards. It is located about in front of the center. The front drops in a straight line and is slightly convex at the rear.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Japan and in the Indian Ocean off the Andaman Islands.

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Notes and References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Cocculinella minutissima (E.A. Smith, 1904). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=570840 on 2013-02-02
  2. https://archive.org/details/systematischesco211mart2 Küster (1909), Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz, Nürnberg 1909