Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Spiralia
Cladus: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Classis: Gastropoda
Subclassis: Neomphaliones
Ordo: Cocculinida
Superfamilia: Cocculinoidea
Familia: Cocculinidae
Genus: Macleaniella
Species: M. moskalevi
Macleaniella is a genus of deep-sea limpets in the family Cocculinidae.[2]
Species
Species within the genus Macleaniella include:
Macleaniella moskalevi Leal & Harasewych, 1999[3]
Distribution
Macleaniella moskalevi is endemic to Puerto Rico Trench.[1]
Description
The shell of Macleaniella moskalevi is small and cap-shaped.[4] The maximum recorded shell length is 5.17 mm.[5]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 5184 m.[5] Maximum recorded depth is 8595 m.[5]
Life cycle
Simultaneous hermaphrodites.[4]
References
Leal J. H. & Harasewych M. G. (1999) "Deepest Atlantic Molluscs: Hadal Limpets (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Cocculiniformia) from the Northern Boundary of the Caribbean Plate". Invertebrate Biology 118(2): 116-136. abstract.
Macleaniella Leal & Harasewych, 1999. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 April 2010.
Macleaniella moskalevi Leal & Harasewych, 1999. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 April 2010.
Strong E. E. & Harasewych M. G. (1999). "Anatomy of the Hadal Limpet Macleaniella moskalevi (Gastropoda, Cocculinoidea)". Invertebrate Biology 118(2): 137-148. abstract
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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