Litiopa melanostoma
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Litiopa melanostoma sea snail (Rang, 1829), juvenile shell, originally from Puerto Rico | |
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Litiopa melanostoma (Rang, 1829)
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Litiopa melanostoma, common name the brown Sargassum shell, is a
Distribution
This species occurs in the
Newfoundland
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Description
Litiopa melanostoma (Sargassum Snail) has been found to have a maximum recorded shell length of 6 mm.[2]
Habitat
The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; the maximum recorded depth is 805 m.[2] The snail is known to live on floating beds of Sargassum.
References
- ^ Litiopa melanostoma (Rang, 1829). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
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- Rang S. (1829). Notice sur le Litiope, Litiopa, genre nouveau de Mollusque astéropode. Annales des Sciences Naturelles 16: 303–307 page(s): 307
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Litiopa melanostoma.
- "Litiopa melanostoma". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.