Cylindrobulla beauii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cylindrobullidae.

Cylindrobulla beauii
drawing of the shell of Cylindrobulla beauii from its original description by Paul Henri Fischer (1857)
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C. beauii
Binomial name
Cylindrobulla beauii

Cylindrobulla beauii is the type species of the genus Cylindrobulla.

Drawing of the shell of Cylindrobulla beauii from its original description by Paul Henri Fischer (1857).

Description

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The maximum recorded shell length is 13.6 mm.[2]

Habitat

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Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 40 m.[2]

References

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  1. ^ (in French) Fischer P. H. (1857). "Description d'espèces nouvelles". Journal de conchyliologie 5: 273-277. Plate 8, figure 8-9.
  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.