Varicopeza crystallina

Varicopeza crystallina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily: Cerithioidea
Family: Cerithiidae
Genus: Varicopeza
Species: V. crystallina
Binomial name
Varicopeza crystallina
(Dall, 1881)
Synonyms[1]

Cerithiopsis crystallina Dall, 1881
Eumetula crystallina (Dall, 1881)

Varicopeza crystallina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae.[1]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 19 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 11 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 1605 m.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Varicopeza crystallina (Dall, 1881).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  2. 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.

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