Canalispira lipei is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Cystiscidae.[2]
Canalispira lipei | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Cystiscidae |
Genus: | Canalispira |
Species: | C. lipei
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Binomial name | |
Canalispira lipei Garcia, 2007[1]
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Description
editCanalispira lipei is classified as a Neogastropoda. Typically living in the demersal zone with a depth range of 75-100m. Members of the order Neogastropoda are mostly gonochoric and broadcast spawners. Life cycle: Embryos develop into planktonic trochophore larvae and later into juvenile veligers before becoming fully grown adults.
Distribution
editWestern Atlantic.
References
edit- ^ Garcia (2007). Novapex 8 (3–4) : 127–133. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 24 April 2010.
- ^ Canalispira lipei Garcia, 2007. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.