Cerithiopsis decora

Cerithiopsis decora
Cerithiopsis decora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda

clade Hypsogastropoda
informal group Ptenoglossa
Superfamily: Triphoroidea
Family: Cerithiopsidae
Genus: Cerithiopsis
Species: C. decora
Binomial name
Cerithiopsis decora
Dall, 1927

Cerithiopsis decora is a species of sea snail, a gastropod in the family Cerithiopsidae. It was described by Dall in 1927.[1]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 7 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 805 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 805 m.[2]

References

  1. ^ Cerithiopsis decora at World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ^ 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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