Coccopigya spinigera explained

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.^[1]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 613 m.^[1] Maximum recorded depth is 1550 m.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. .