Onoba torelli

Onoba torelli is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]

Onoba torelli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Onoba
Species:
O. torelli
Binomial name
Onoba torelli
(Warén, 1996)

Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 3.4 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 18 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 183 m.[2]

References
  1. Onoba torelli (Warén, 1996). Gofas, S. (2009). Onoba torelli (Warén, 1996). 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=141322 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.


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