Probythinella protera

Probythinella protera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Hydrobiidae
Genus: Probythinella
Species: P. protera
Binomial name
Probythinella protera
Pilsbry, 1953

Probythinella protera is a species of very small aquatic snail, an operculate gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae.[1]

Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 3.6 mm.[2]

Habitat

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

References

  1. 1 2 Probythinella protera Pilsbry, 1953. WoRMS (2010). Probythinella protera Pilsbry, 1953. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419608 on 9 August 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 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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