Coccopigya spinigera

Coccopigya spinigera is a species of sea snail, deep-sea limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cocculinidae.

Distribution Range: 39.7°N to 28°N; 83°W to 0°W. Eastern Atlantic: Iceland North West Atlantic USA: Virginia, North Carolina, Florida; Florida: West Florida

Description The maximum recorded shell length is 3.2 mm.Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. .

Habitat Minimum recorded depth is 613 m. Maximum recorded depth is 1550 m.

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