Ailinzebina elegantissima is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoinidae.[2] The species name is Latin for the "most elegant".
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Rissoinidae |
| Genus: | Ailinzebina |
| Species: | A. elegantissima
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| Binomial name | |
| Ailinzebina elegantissima (d’Orbigny, 1842)
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Description edit
Distribution edit
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles.
Habitat edit
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 128 m.[3]
References edit
- ^ Malacolog : Rissoina elegantissima
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2014). Ailinzebina elegantissima (d'Orbigny, 1842). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2014-05-01
- ^ a b c 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.
- Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
- Sleurs W.J.M. (1993). A revision of the Recent species of Rissoina (Moerchiella), R. (Apataxia), R. (Ailinzebina) and R. (Pachyrissoina) (Gastropoda: Rissoidae). Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, 63: 71-13
External links edit
- "Rissoina elegantissima". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.