Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Cocculinidae Scientific name Macleaniella moskalevi | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Cocculinoidea Genus Macleaniella Rank Species | |
Macleaniella moskalevi is a species of sea snail, deep-sea limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cocculinidae.
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Distribution
Macleaniella moskalevi is endemic to Puerto Rico Trench.
Description
The shell of Macleaniella moskalevi is small and cap-shaped. The maximum recorded shell length is 5.17 mm.
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 5184 m. Maximum recorded depth is 8595 m.
Life cycle
Simultaneous hermaphrodites.
References
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