Cerithiopsis gemmulosa | |
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Scientific 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
- Cerithiopsis gemmulosa 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.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Cerithiopsis gemmulosa |
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