Cerithiopsis ara
| Cerithiopsis ara | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Family: | Cerithiopsidae |
| Genus: | Cerithiopsis |
| Species: | C. ara
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| Binomial name | |
| Cerithiopsis ara | |
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
[edit]The maximum recorded shell length is 3.2 mm.[2]
Habitat
[edit]Minimum recorded depth is 24 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 55 m.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Cerithiopsis ara at World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ 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.