Mikro cerion is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Skeneidae |
| Genus: | Mikro |
| Species: | M. cerion
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| Binomial name | |
| Mikro cerion (Dall, 1927)
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Description
editThe size of the shell attains 1.8 mm (0.071 in).[citation needed]
Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Georgia, USA, at a depth of 800 m (2,600 ft).[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2012). Mikro cerion (Dall, 1927). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=591068 on 2012-09-01
- ^ Rubio F., Fernández-Garcés R. & Rolán E. (2011) The family Tornidae (Gastropoda, Rissooidea) in the Caribbean and neighboring areas. Iberus 29(2): 1-230. (December 2011)
Further reading
edit- Dall, W. H. 1927. Small shells from dredgings off the southeast coast of the United States by the United States Fisheries Steamer 'Albatross' in 1885 and 1886. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 70(2667): 1-134
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