Caecum multicostatum

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Caecum multicostatum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Caecidae
Genus: Caecum
Species:
C. multicostatum
Binomial name
Caecum multicostatum
Folin, 1867

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

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Distribution

Caecum Multicostatum can be found in the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and Venezuela [2]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 4.2 mm. [3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 2 m. [3] Maximum recorded depth is 46 m. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Caecum multicostatum Folin, 1867 . WoRMS (2010). Caecum multicostatum Folin, 1867. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419591 on 9 August 2010 .
  2. ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Caecum multicostatum de Folin, 1867".
  3. 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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