Caecum pulchellum
| Beautiful caecum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Caecidae |
| Genus: | Caecum |
| Species: | C. pulchellum
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| Binomial name | |
| Caecum pulchellum Stimpson, 1851
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Caecum pulchellum, common name the beautiful caecum, is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Caecidae.[1]
Distribution
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Description
[edit]The maximum recorded shell length is 4.5 mm.[2]
Habitat
[edit]Minimum recorded depth is 0.3 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 101 m.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Caecum pulchellum Stimpson, 1851. Rosenberg, G. (2010). Caecum pulchellum Stimpson, 1851. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160149 on 9 August 2010 .
- ^ a b c 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.