Cerithiopsis pseudomovilla

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

clade Hypsogastropoda
informal group Ptenoglossa
Superfamily: Triphoroidea
Family: Cerithiopsidae
Genus: Cerithiopsis
Species: C. pseudomovilla
Binomial name
Cerithiopsis pseudomovilla
Rolán & Espinosa, 1996

Cerithiopsis pseudomovilla is a species of sea snail, a gastropod in the family Cerithiopsidae, which is known from the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. It was described by Rolán and Espinosa, in 1996.[1]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 4.7 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 20 m.[2]

References

  1. ^ Cerithiopsis pseudomovilla 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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