Schwartziella depressa

SEM micrograph of S. Depressa shell with 1mm scale bar

Schwartziella depressa is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Zebinidae.[1]

Schwartziella depressa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Zebinidae
Genus: Schwartziella
Species:
S. depressa
Binomial name
Schwartziella depressa
Rolán & Luque, 2000

Description

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The height of the shell attains 4 mm with a maximum width of 1.6 mm.[1]

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes.

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