Zebina browniana

Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Zebina browniana is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Zebinidae.[1]

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Zebina browniana
Five views of a shell of Zebina browniana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Zebinidae
Genus: Zebina
Species:
Z. browniana
Binomial name
Zebina browniana
(d'Orbigny, 1842)
Synonyms[1]
  • Rissoa browniana d'Orbigny, 1842
  • Rissoina browniana (d'Orbigny, 1842)
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Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles; in the Atlantic Ocean off North Carolina, West Africa and the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 5.1 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 51 m.[2]

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