Cerithiopsis althea

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Cerithiopsis althea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Family: Cerithiopsidae
Genus: Cerithiopsis
Species:
C. althea
Binomial name
Cerithiopsis althea
Dall, 1927

Cerithiopsis althea is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiopsidae. This species was described by William Healey Dall in 1927. [1]

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Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 8.5 mm (0.33 in). [2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 538 m (1,765 ft). [2] Maximum recorded depth is 538 m (1,765 ft). [2]

References

  1. ↑ Cerithiopsis althea at World Register of Marine Species.
  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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