''Haplocochlias cubensis'' is a
species of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
, a marine
gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk in the
family Skeneidae
The Skeneidae are a speciose family of minute to small marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Trochoidea.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2013). Skeneidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php ...
.
Description
The height of the shell attains 3 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is found in the Caribbean Sea off
Cuba at depths between 30 m and 40 m.
References
* Espinosa, J., J. Ortea, R. Fernández-Garcés and L. Moro. 2007. ''Adiciones a la fauna de moluscos marinos de la península de Guanahacabibes (I), con la descripción de nuevas especies.'' Avicennia 19: 63–88.
External links
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cubensis
Gastropods described in 2007
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