Mikro cerion

Mikro cerion
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Trochida
Superfamily:	Trochoidea
Family:	Skeneidae
Genus:	Mikro
Species:	M. cerion
Binomial name
Mikro cerion (Dall, 1927)
Synonyms [1]
Vitrinella cerionDall, 1927

Mikro cerion is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae. ^{[1] [2]}

Description

The size of the shell attains 1.8 mm (0.071 in).^{[ citation needed ]}

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Georgia, United States, at a depth of 800 m (2,600 ft).^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Mikro cerion (Dall, 1927). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=591068 on 2012-09-01
2. Rubio F., Fernández-Garcés R. & Rolán E. (2011) The family Tornidae (Gastropoda, Rissooidea) in the Caribbean and neighboring areas. Iberus 29(2): 1-230. (December 2011)

Further reading

• Dall, W. H. 1927. Small shells from dredgings off the southeast coast of the United States by the United States Fisheries Steamer 'Albatross' in 1885 and 1886. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 70(2667): 1-134

External links

• World Register of Marine Species