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Cerithiopsilla georgiana

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Cerithiopsilla georgiana
Scientific classification
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clade Caenogastropoda

clade Hypsogastropoda

informal group Ptenoglossa
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C. georgiana
Binomial name
Cerithiopsilla georgiana
(Pfeffer, 1886)

Cerithiopsilla georgiana is a species of very small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cerithiopsidae. It was described by Pfeffer in 1886.[1]

Description

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

Habitat

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Minimum recorded depth is 1 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 1 m.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Cerithiopsilla at World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ^ 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.