Laevilacunaria bennetti

Laevilacunaria bennetti
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda; clade Hypsogastropoda; clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Littorinoidea
Family:	Littorinidae
Genus:	Laevilacunaria
Species:	L. bennetti
Binomial name
	Laevilacunaria bennetti; (Preston, 1916)
Synonyms
	Laevilacunaria (Pellilacunella) bennetti (Preston, 1916); Laevilacunaria benetti [sic]; Laevilitorina bennetti (Preston, 1916); Pellilitorina bennetti Preston, 1916 (original combination);

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Laevilacunaria bennetti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.^[1]

Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 6 mm.^[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 10 m.^[2] Maximum recorded depth is 27 m.^[2]

References

^ Rosenberg, G. (2014). Laevilacunaria bennetti (Preston, 1916). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=766736 on 2015-02-19
^ ^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.

Reid, D.G. (1989a) The comparative morphology, phylogeny and evolution of the gastropod family Littorinidae. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B 324: 1–110.

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[WoRMS-1] Rosenberg, G. (2014). Laevilacunaria bennetti (Preston, 1916). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=766736 on 2015-02-19

[Welch_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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