Species of gastropod
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]
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
- 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.