| Cerithiopsis flava | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Family: | Cerithiopsidae |
| Genus: | Cerithiopsis |
| Species: | C. flava |
| Binomial name | |
| Cerithiopsis flava (C. B. Adams, 1850) | |
Cerithiopsis flava is a species of sea snail, a gastropod in the family Cerithiopsidae, which is known from the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. It was described by C. B. Adams in 1850.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 3.8 mm.
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 11 m. Maximum recorded depth is 101 m.
References
- Cerithiopsis flava at World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ 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.
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| Cerithiopsis flava | |
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