Macleaniella is a genus of deep-sea limpets in the family Cocculinidae.
Species Species within the genus Macleaniella include:
Macleaniella moskalevi Leal & Harasewych, 1999
Distribution Macleaniella moskalevi is endemic to Puerto Rico Trench.
Description The shell of Macleaniella moskalevi is small and cap-shaped.Strong E. E. & Harasewych M. G. (1999). "Anatomy of the Hadal Limpet Macleaniella moskalevi (Gastropoda, Cocculinoidea)". Invertebrate Biology 118(2): 137-148. abstract The maximum recorded shell length is 5.17 mm.Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. .
Habitat Minimum recorded depth is 5184 m. Maximum recorded depth is 8595 m.
Life cycle Simultaneous hermaphrodites.
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