Caecum brasilicum

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Caecum brasilicum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Caecidae
Genus: Caecum
Species:
C. brasilicum
Binomial name
Caecum brasilicum
Folin, 1874

Caecum brasilicum is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Caecidae. [1]

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Distribution

Caecum brasilicum has been found to live in the Exclusive economic zone of Brazil or Blue Amazon. [1]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 4 mm. [2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 2 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 24 m. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Caecum brasilicum Folin, 1874 . WoRMS (2010). Caecum brasilicum Folin, 1874. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419580 on 9 August 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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