Heleobops carrikeri

Heleobops carrikeri is a species of very small aquatic snail, an operculate gastropod mollusk in the family Cochliopidae.[1]

Heleobops carrikeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Rissooidea
Family:
Cochliopidae
Subfamily:
Semisalsinae
Genus:
Heleobops
Species:
H. carrikeri
Binomial name
Heleobops carrikeri
Davis & McKee, 1989

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 4.52 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 0.3 m.[2]

References
  1. Kroll O., Hershler R., Albrecht C., Terrazas E. M., Apaza R., Fuentealba C., Wolff C. & Wilke T. (2012). "The endemic gastropod fauna of Lake Titicaca: correlation between molecular evolution and hydrographic history". Ecology and Evolution 2(7): 1517-1530. doi:10.1002/ece3.280.
  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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