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