Copulabyssia leptalea
Species of gastropod
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Copulabyssia leptalea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudococculinidae.[2]
| Copulabyssia leptalea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Family: | Pseudococculinidae |
| Genus: | Copulabyssia |
| Species: | C. leptalea |
| Binomial name | |
| Copulabyssia leptalea (A. E. Verrill, 1884) [1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cocculina leptalea A. E. Verrill, 1884 | |
Description
The shell grows to a size of 4 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean from New Jersey to East Florida, USA, at depths between 530 m and 3800 m.