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Cerithiopsis ara

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Cerithiopsis ara
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Family: Cerithiopsidae
Genus: Cerithiopsis
Species:
C. ara
Binomial name
Cerithiopsis ara
Dall & Bartsch, 1911

Cerithiopsis ara is a species of sea snail, a gastropod in the family Cerithiopsidae, which is known from the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. It was described by Dall and Bartsch in 1911.[1]

Description

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The maximum recorded shell length is 3.2 mm.[2]

Habitat

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Minimum recorded depth is 24 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 55 m.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Cerithiopsis ara 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.