Cerithiopsis aralia
Appearance
Cerithiopsis aralia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
Family: | Cerithiopsidae |
Genus: | Cerithiopsis |
Species: | C. aralia
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Binomial name | |
Cerithiopsis aralia Olsson & Harbison, 1953
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Cerithiopsis aralia is a species of sea snail, a gastropod in the family Cerithiopsidae, which is known from the Gulf of Mexico. It was described by Olsson and Harbison in 1953.[1]
Description
[edit]The maximum recorded shell length is 3.3 mm.[2]
Habitat
[edit]Minimum recorded depth is 15 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 101 m.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Cerithiopsis aralia 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.