Cerithiella seymouriana
| Cerithiella seymouriana | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Triphoroidea |
| Family: | Newtoniellidae |
| Genus: | Cerithiella |
| Species: | C. seymouriana |
| Binomial name | |
| Cerithiella seymouriana (Strebel, 1908) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cerithiella seymouriana is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Newtoniellidae. It was described by Strebel, in 1908.[1]
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 8.2 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 94 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 213 m.[2]
References
- ↑ Cerithiella seymouriana at World Register of Marine Species.
- 1 2 3 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.
- Engl W. (2012) Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp.
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