- Source: Schwartziella fulgida
Schwartziella fulgida is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Zebinidae.
Description
Schwartziella fulgida is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae. The Mollusca, common name molluscs or mollusks, is a large phylum of invertebrate animals. There are around 85,000 recognized extant species of molluscs. This is the second largest marine phylum, comprising about 17% of all the named marine organisms, behind 19% for the Crustacea. Numerous molluscs also live in freshwater and terrestrial habitats. Molluscs are highly diverse, not only in size and in anatomical structure, but also in behaviour and in habitat. https://www.morebooks.de/store/gb/book/schwartziella-fulgida/isbn/978-613-3-41941-4
The height of the shell attains 2.4 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes.
The Mollusca, common name molluscs or mollusks, is a large phylum of invertebrate animals. There are around 85,000 recognized extant species of molluscs. Molluscs are highly diverse, not only in size and in anatomical structure, but also in behaviour and in habitat.
References
Rolán E. & Luque Á.A. 2000. The subfamily Rissoininae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Rissoidae) in the Cape Verde Archipelago (West África). Iberus 18(1): 21-94
Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.