Cerithiella enodis
| Cerithiella enodis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Triphoroidea |
| Family: | Newtoniellidae |
| Genus: | Cerithiella |
| Species: | C. enodis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cerithiella enodis (Watson, 1880) | |
Cerithiella enodis is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Newtoniellidae. This species is known from European waters. It was described by Watson in 1880.[1]
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 4.8 mm (0.19 in).[2]
Habitat
Only recorded depth is 1,234 m (4,049 ft).[2]
References
- ↑ Cerithiella enodis at World Register of Marine Species.
- 1 2 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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