Stosicia houbricki explained

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

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Belize.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 4.3 mm.^[1]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.^[1] Maximum recorded depth is 35 m.^[1]

References

• Sleurs W.J.M. (1996) A revision of the Recent species of the genus Stosicia (Gastropoda: Rissoidae). Mededelingen van de Koninklijke Academie voor Weteschappen, Letteren en Schone Kunsten van België, Klasse der Wetenschappen 58(1): 117-158, 19 pls. page(s): 142
• 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.

Notes and References

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