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Frigidoalvania brychia (A. E. Verrill 1884)

Frigidoalvania brychia

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

Distribution

The species has been reported from Saguenay Fjord and Gulf of Saint Lawrence in Canada as well as the Gulf of Maine in the North Atlantic Ocean.[1]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 5 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 186 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 2359 m.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Frigidoalvania brychia (A. E. Verrill, 1884). Rosenberg, G. (2010). Frigidoalvania brychia (A. E. Verrill, 1884). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159770 on 9 August 2010 .
  2. ^ 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.
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Frigidoalvania brychia: Brief Summary

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Frigidoalvania brychia is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.

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Distribution

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Range: 48°N to 35.2°N; 70.98°W to 66°W. Distribution: Canada; Canada: Gulf of St. Lawrence, Nova Scotia; USA: Massachusetts

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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)

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Habitat

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186 to 2359 m (Rosenberg 2004); bathyal and circalittoral of the Gulf and estuary (Brunel et al. 1998)

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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)

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