- Cerithiopsis aimen
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Cerithiopsis aimen Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda (unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
informal group PtenoglossaSuperfamily: Triphoroidea Family: Cerithiopsidae Genus: Cerithiopsis Species: C. aimen Binomial name Cerithiopsis aimen
Rolán & Espinosa, 1996Cerithiopsis aimen is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiopsidae. This species was described by Emilio Rolán and José Espinosa in 1996.[1]
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 3.2 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 23 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 42 m.[2]
References
- ^ Cerithiopsis aimen 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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