Cerithiella amblytera

Cerithiella amblytera
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Clade:	Hypsogastropoda
Family:	Newtoniellidae
Genus:	Cerithiella
Species:	C. amblytera
Binomial name
Cerithiella amblytera (Watson, 1880)
Synonyms
Cerithiopsis amblyteraWatson, 1880 Cerithiopsis amblytera var. attenuataLocard, 1897 Cerithium (Bittium) amblyterumWatson, 1880 (basionym) Cerithium (Bittium) mamillanumWatson, 1880

Cerithiella amblytera is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Newtoniellidae. It was first described as Cerithium (Bittium) amblyterum by Watson in 1880. ^[1]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 6.3 mm. ^[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Canary Islands and the Cape Verde archipelago. ^[1]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 960 m. ^[2] Maximum recorded depth is 1234 m. ^[2]

References

1. Cerithiella amblytera (R. B. Watson, 1880) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 December 2018.
2. 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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