Cerithiella enodis

Cerithiella enodis is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Newtoniellidae. This species is known from European waters. It was described by Watson in 1880.[1]

Cerithiella enodis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
informal group Ptenoglossa
Superfamily:
Triphoroidea
Family:
Newtoniellidae
Genus:
Cerithiella
Species:
C. enodis
Binomial name
Cerithiella enodis
(Watson, 1880)

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 4.8 mm (0.19 in).[2]

Habitat

Only recorded depth is 1,234 m (4,049 ft).[2]

References
  1. Cerithiella enodis at World Register of Marine Species.
  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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