Cerithiella amblytera

Cerithiella amblytera is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Newtoniellidae. It was first described as Cerithium (Bittium) amblyterum by Watson in 1880.[1]

Cerithiella amblytera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda informal group Ptenoglossa
Superfamily:	Triphoroidea
Family:	Newtoniellidae
Genus:	Cerithiella
Species:	C. amblytera
Binomial name
Cerithiella amblytera (Watson, 1880)
Synonyms
Cerithiopsis amblytera Watson, 1880 Cerithiopsis amblytera var. attenuata Locard, 1897 Cerithium (Bittium) amblyterum Watson, 1880 (basionym) Cerithium (Bittium) mamillanum Watson, 1880

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 6.3 mm.[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Canary Islands and the Cape Verde archipelago.[1]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 960 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 1234 m.[2]

References

1. Cerithiella amblytera (R. B. Watson, 1880). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 December 2018.
2. 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.

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