- Cerithiopsis academicorum
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Cerithiopsis academicorum Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda (unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
informal group PtenoglossaSuperfamily: Triphoroidea Family: Cerithiopsidae Genus: Cerithiopsis Species: C. academicorum Binomial name Cerithiopsis academicorum
Rolán & Espinosa, 1996Cerithiopsis academicorum is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiopsidae. This species is known from the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. It was described by Emilio Rolán and José Espinosa in 1996.[1]
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 4 mm (0.16 in).[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 1 m (3 ft 3 in).[2] Maximum recorded depth is 40 m (130 ft).[2]
References
- ^ Cerithiopsis academicorum at World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ 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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