Onoba kergueleni is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]

Onoba kergueleni
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Onoba
Species:
O. kergueleni
Binomial name
Onoba kergueleni
(Smith, 1875)
Synonyms[1]
  • Onoba (Ovirissoa) kergueleni (E. A. Smith, 1875)
  • Ovirissoa adarensis (E.A. Smith, 1902)
  • Rissoa adarensis E.A. Smith, 1902
  • Rissoa columna Pelseneer, 1903 (uncertain synonym; shell of holotype destroyed by acidic alcohol)
  • Rissoa kergueleni E. A. Smith, 1875 (original combination)
  • Rissoa observationis Thiele, 1912

Distribution

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Description

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The maximum recorded shell length is 3.11 mm.[2]

Habitat

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Minimum recorded depth is 27 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 480 m.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Onoba kergueleni (Smith, 1875). WoRMS (2009). Onoba kergueleni (Smith, 1875). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=197328 on 5 September 2012 .
  2. ^ a b c Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.