Cerithiopsis althea

Cerithiopsis althea is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiopsidae. This species was described by William Healey Dall in 1927.[1]

Cerithiopsis althea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
informal group Ptenoglossa
Superfamily:
Triphoroidea
Family:
Cerithiopsidae
Genus:
Cerithiopsis
Species:
C. althea
Binomial name
Cerithiopsis althea
Dall, 1927

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 8.5 mm (0.33 in).[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 538 m (1,765 ft).[2] Maximum recorded depth is 538 m (1,765 ft).[2]

References
  1. Cerithiopsis althea 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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