Cerithiella seymouriana

Cerithiella seymouriana is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Newtoniellidae. It was described by Strebel, in 1908.[1]

Cerithiella seymouriana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Family: Newtoniellidae
Genus: Cerithiella
Species:
C. seymouriana
Binomial name
Cerithiella seymouriana
(Strebel, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Bittium seymourianum Strebel, 1908 (original combination)
  • Cerithiella erecta Thiele, 1912

Description

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The maximum recorded shell length is 8.2 mm.[2]

Habitat

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Minimum recorded depth is 94 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 213 m.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Cerithiella seymouriana 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.
  • Engl W. (2012) Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp.