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Cerithiopsis gemmulosa

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Species of gastropod

Cerithiopsis gemmulosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Family: Cerithiopsidae
Genus: Cerithiopsis
Species: C. gemmulosa
Binomial name
Cerithiopsis gemmulosa
(C. B. Adams, 1850)

Cerithiopsis gemmulosa is a species of sea snail, a gastropod in the family Cerithiopsidae, which is known from the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. It was described by C. B. Adams, in 1850.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 5.3 mm.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. Maximum recorded depth is 91 m.

References

  1. Cerithiopsis gemmulosa at World Register of Marine Species.
  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
Cerithiopsis gemmulosa


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