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Caecum clarkii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Caecidae
Genus:	Caecum
Species:	C. clarkii
Binomial name
Caecum clarkii Carpenter, 1859
Synonyms
Caecum orientale de Folin, 1868 (dubious synonym) Caecum sardinianum de Folin, 1870 Caecum semitracheum Monterosato, 1884 Caecum vitreum var. clarkii Carpenter, 1859 (basionym)

Caecum clarkii is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Caecidae.

Description

The shell size varies between 1 mm and 2 mm

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Distribution

This species is distributed in European waters from the Netherlands to the Azores; in the Mediterranean Sea.

References

1. ^ Caecum clarkii Carpenter, 1859. Gofas, S. (2009). Caecum clarkii Carpenter, 1859. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2009) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138948 on5 February 2011 .

• Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
• e Kluijver, M.J.; Ingalsuo, S.S.; de Bruyne, R.H. (2000). Macrobenthos of the North Sea : 1. Keys to Mollusca and Brachiopoda. World Biodiversity Database CD-ROM Series. Expert Center for Taxonomic Identification (ETI): Amsterdam, the Netherlands. ISBN 3-540-14706-3

External links

• "Caecum clarkii". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 5 February 2011.

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