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| Littoridinops tenuipes | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Hydrobiidae |
| Genus: | Littoridinops |
| Species: | L. tenuipes
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| Binomial name | |
| Littoridinops tenuipes (Couper, 1844)
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Littoridinops tenuipes, common name the henscomb hydrobe, is a species of very small aquatic snail, an operculate gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae.
Description
[edit]The maximum recorded shell length is 6 mm.[3]
Habitat
[edit]Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 0 m.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ NatureServe. "Littoridinops tenuipes". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ^ Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.). "Littoridinops tenuipes (Couper, 1844)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
- ^ 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.
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