Cerithiella macroura

Cerithiella macroura
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Family: Newtoniellidae
Genus: Cerithiella
Species:
C. macroura
Binomial name
Cerithiella macroura
(Melvill & Standen, 1912)

Cerithiella macroura is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Newtoniellidae. It was described by Melvill and Standen, in 1912.[1]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 3.55 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 102 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 102 m.[2]

References

  1. ^ Cerithiella macroura at World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ^ a b c 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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