Cerithiopsis albovittata
| Cerithiopsis albovittata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Triphoroidea |
| Family: | Cerithiopsidae |
| Genus: | Cerithiopsis |
| Species: | C. albovittata |
| Binomial name | |
| Cerithiopsis albovittata (C. B. Adams, 1850) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Cerithiopsis albovittata is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiopsidae. It was described by Charles Baker Adams in 1850.[1]
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 4 mm.[2]
Distribution
This species is known from the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles.
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 11 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 11 m.[2]
References
- 1 2 Gofas, S.; Bouchet, P. (2014). Cerithiopsis albovittata (C. B. Adams, 1850). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419865 on 2014-12-07
- 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.
- Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
- Cecalupo A. & Robba E. (2010) The identity of Murex tubercularis Montagu, 1803 and description of one new genus and two new species of the Cerithiopsidae (Gastropoda: Triphoroidea). Bollettino Malacologico 46: 45-64.
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