Porroecia spinirostris

Taxon-Order: 

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Distribution: 
In the Pacific 33º N; the Atlantic 45º N- 24º S and the Mediterranean.
Habitat: 
Surface to 2000 m.
Size: 
0.9-1.25 mm
Diet: 
Crustacean remains, remains of chaetognaths and salps.
Useful Facts or Characters: 

Shell height is about half the shell total length.