Cerithiopsis cruzana

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Cerithiopsis cruzana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Family: Cerithiopsidae
Genus: Cerithiopsis
Species:
C. cruzana
Binomial name
Cerithiopsis cruzana
Usticke, 1959

Cerithiopsis cruzana is a species of sea snail, a gastropod in the family Cerithiopsidae, which is known from the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. It was described by Usticke in 1959. [1]

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Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 5 mm. [2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 55 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 101 m. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Cerithiopsis cruzana 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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