Schwartziella abacocubensis explained

Schwartziella abacocubensis is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Zebinidae.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea off Cuba and the Atlantic Ocean off the Bahamas.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 4 mm.^[1]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.^[1] Maximum recorded depth is 18 m.^[1]

References

• Espinosa J. & Ortea J. (2002) Descripción de cuatro nuevas especies de la familia Rissoinidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Avicennia 15: 141-146.

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• 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.
• Rolán E. & Fernández-Garcés R. (2010) The shouldered species of the Rissoininae (Mollusca: Rissooidea) in the Caribbean with the description of three new species. Novapex 11(4): 83-91 page(s): 85

Notes and References

1. Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. .