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<i>Meioceras cornucopiae</i>

Meioceras cornucopiae

Species of gastropod

Meioceras cornucopiae is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Caecidae.[1]

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Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 2.5 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 37 m.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Meioceras cornucopiae Carpenter, 1858. WoRMS (2010). Meioceras cornucopiae Carpenter, 1858. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419600 on 9 August 2010 .
  2. [2]
    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.


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