Cerithiopsis althea is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiopsidae. This species was described by William Healey Dall in 1927.[1]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
Family: | Cerithiopsidae |
Genus: | Cerithiopsis |
Species: | C. althea
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Binomial name | |
Cerithiopsis althea Dall, 1927
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Description
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editMinimum recorded depth is 538 m (1,765 ft).[2] Maximum recorded depth is 538 m (1,765 ft).[2]
References
edit- ^ Cerithiopsis althea at World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ 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.