Meioceras nitidum

Meioceras nitidum is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Caecidae.[1]

Meioceras nitidum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Rissooidea
Family:
Caecidae
Genus:
Meioceras
Species:
M. nitidum
Binomial name
Meioceras nitidum
(Stimpson, 1851)

Distribution

Western Atlantic: North America.[2]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 3.1 mm.[3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 24 m.[3]

References
  1. Meioceras nitidum (Stimpson, 1851). WoRMS (2010). Meioceras nitidum (Stimpson, 1851). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419602 on 9 August 2010 .
  2. "Meioceras nitidum, Little horn caecum". www.sealifebase.se. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
  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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