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Caecum insularum

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Species of gastropod

Caecum insularum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Caecidae
Genus: Caecum
Species: C. insularum
Binomial name
Caecum insularum
Moore, 1969

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

Distribution

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Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 3.4 mm.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 1.5 m. Maximum recorded depth is 1.5 m.

References

  1. Caecum insularum Moore, 1969. WoRMS (2010). Caecum insularum Moore, 1969. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419590 on 9 August 2010 .
  2. ^ 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.
Taxon identifiers
Caecum insularum


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