Ailinzebina elegantissima is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoinidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Ailinzebina elegantissima (d'Orbigny, 1842). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2014-05-01 The species name is Latin for "most elegant".
Description The maximum recorded shell length is 3.75 mm.Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. .
Distribution This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles.
Habitat Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. Maximum recorded depth is 128 m.
References
Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. Sleurs W.J.M. (1993). A revision of the Recent species of Rissoina (Moerchiella), R. (Apataxia), R. (Ailinzebina) and R. (Pachyrissoina) (Gastropoda: Rissoidae). Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, 63: 71-13
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