Caecum trachea

Caecum trachea is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Caecidae.[1]

Caecum trachea
shell of Caecum trachea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Rissooidea
Family:
Caecidae
Genus:
Caecum
Species:
C. trachea
Binomial name
Caecum trachea
(Montagu, 1803)
Synonyms[1]
  • Brochus striatus T. Brown, 1827
  • Brochus trachiformis T. Brown, 1827
  • Caecum elagans Deregaslavtseva, 1891
  • Caecum elegans Periaslavzev 1891 (? Dubious synonym)
  • Caecum fasciatum de Folin, 1876
  • Caecum fasciatum var. intaminata de Folin, 1876
  • Caecum trachea var. obsoleta Carpenter, 1859
  • Dentalium imperforatum Kanmacher, 1798 (dubious synonym)
  • Odontidium rugulosum Philippi, 1836

Description
Caecum trachea obsoleta (Carpenter, 1859)

The shell size varies between 2 mm and 4 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed on rocky shores in European waters from Norway to the Canaries, in the Mediterranean Sea and in the Black Sea

References
  1. Caecum trachea (Montagu, 1803). Gofas, S. (2009). Caecum trachea (Montagu, 1803). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138957 on 4 February 2011 .
  • de Kluijver, M.J.; Ingalsuo, S.S.; de Bruyne, R.H. (2000). Macrobenthos of the North Sea [CD-ROM]: 1. Keys to Mollusca and Brachiopoda. World Biodiversity Database CD-ROM Series. Expert Center for Taxonomic Identification (ETI): Amsterdam, The Netherlands. ISBN 3-540-14706-3
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213


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