Mikro cerion

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Mikro cerion
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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]

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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, USA, at a depth of 800 m (2,600 ft).[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. 1 2 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)

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