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Cerithiopsis apicina

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Cerithiopsis apicina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Family: Cerithiopsidae
Genus: Cerithiopsis
Species:
C. apicina
Binomial name
Cerithiopsis apicina
Dall, 1927

Cerithiopsis apicina is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Cerithiopsidae. This species was described by William Healy Dall in 1927.[1]

Description

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The maximum recorded shell length is 5.5 mm.[2]

Habitat

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Minimum recorded depth is 805 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 805 m.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Cerithiopsis apicina 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.