Cockscomb Hydrobe
Littoridinops monroensis (Frauenfeld, 1863)
Cockscomb Hydrobe: https://marylandbiodiversity.org/species/17946
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Littoridinops monroensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Hydrobiidae
Genus: Littoridinops
Species:
L. monroensis
Binomial name
Littoridinops monroensis
Synonyms[2]
  • Amnicola forsythi Pilsbry, 1930
  • Amnicola oscitans Pilsbry, 1930
  • Amnicola sablensis Pilsbry, 1951
  • Hydrobia monroensis von Frauenfeld, 1863
  • Littoridina monroensis (von Frauenfeld, 1863)

Littoridinops monroensis is a species of very small aquatic snail, an operculate gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae.

Description

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The maximum recorded shell length is 4.5 mm.[3]

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Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 0.3 m.[3]

References

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  1. ^ NatureServe. "Littoridinops monroensis". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  2. ^ 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 monroensis (von Frauenfeld, 1863)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
  3. ^ 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.