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Boreocingula castanea

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

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

Description

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The maximum recorded shell length is 4.8 mm.[2]

Habitat

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Minimum recorded depth is 2 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 150 m.[2]

References

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  1. Boreocingula castanea (Møller, 1842). Gofas, S. (2009). Boreocingula castanea (Møller, 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=141265 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.