Cerithiopsis albovittata

Cerithiopsis albovittata is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiopsidae. It was described by Charles Baker Adams in 1850.[1]

Cerithiopsis albovittata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda informal group Ptenoglossa
Superfamily:	Triphoroidea
Family:	Cerithiopsidae
Genus:	Cerithiopsis
Species:	C. albovittata
Binomial name
Cerithiopsis albovittata (C. B. Adams, 1850)
Synonyms[1]
Cerithium albovittatum C. B. Adams, 1850 (basionym) Costulopsis albovittata (C. B. Adams, 1850) Nanopsis albovittata (C. B. Adams, 1850)

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 4 mm.[2]

Distribution

This species is known from the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 11 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 11 m.[2]

References

1. Gofas, S.; Bouchet, P. (2014). Cerithiopsis albovittata (C. B. Adams, 1850). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419865 on 2014-12-07
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.

• Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
• Cecalupo A. & Robba E. (2010) The identity of Murex tubercularis Montagu, 1803 and description of one new genus and two new species of the Cerithiopsidae (Gastropoda: Triphoroidea). Bollettino Malacologico 46: 45-64.