Retilaskeya bicolor is a species of sea snail, a gastropod in the family Newtoniellidae, which is known from the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. It was described by C. B. Adams, in 1845.[1]

Retilaskeya bicolor
Scientific classification
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(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda

clade Hypsogastropoda

informal group Ptenoglossa
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R. bicolor
Binomial name
Retilaskeya bicolor
(C. B. Adams, 1845)

Description edit

The maximum recorded shell length is 20 mm.[2]

Habitat edit

The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m and the maximum recorded depth is 65 m.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Retilaskeya bicolor at World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ^ a b 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.