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Boreocingula globulus

Boreocingula globulus is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.

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Boreocingula globulus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Boreocingula
Species:
B. globulus
Binomial name
Boreocingula globulus
(Møller, 1842)
Synonyms1

Cingula globulus
Onoba globulus

Boreocingula globulus is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.1

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 3.5 mm.2

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 10 m.2 Maximum recorded depth is 450 m.2

References

References

  1. Boreocingula globulus (Moller, 1842). Gofas, S. (2009). Boreocingula globulus (Moller, 1842). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=146725 on 9 August 2010 .
  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.