Caecum trachea is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Caecidae.[1]

Caecum trachea
shell of Caecum trachea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Caecidae
Genus: Caecum
Species:
C. trachea
Binomial name
Caecum trachea
(Montagu, 1803)
Synonyms[1]
  • Brochus striatus T. Brown, 1827
  • Brochus trachiformis T. Brown, 1827
  • Caecum elagans Deregaslavtseva, 1891
  • Caecum elegans Periaslavzev 1891 (? Dubious synonym)
  • Caecum fasciatum de Folin, 1876
  • Caecum fasciatum var. intaminata de Folin, 1876
  • Caecum trachea var. obsoleta Carpenter, 1859
  • Dentalium imperforatum Kanmacher, 1798 (dubious synonym)
  • Odontidium rugulosum Philippi, 1836

Description

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Caecum trachea obsoleta (Carpenter, 1859)

The shell size varies between 2 mm and 4 mm

Distribution

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This species is distributed on rocky shores in European waters from Norway to the Canaries, in the Mediterranean Sea and in the Black Sea

References

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  1. ^ a b Caecum trachea (Montagu, 1803). Gofas, S. (2009). Caecum trachea (Montagu, 1803). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138957 on 4 February 2011 .
  • de Kluijver, M.J.; Ingalsuo, S.S.; de Bruyne, R.H. (2000). Macrobenthos of the North Sea [CD-ROM]: 1. Keys to Mollusca and Brachiopoda. World Biodiversity Database CD-ROM Series. Expert Center for Taxonomic Identification (ETI): Amsterdam, the Netherlands. ISBN 3-540-14706-3
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
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