| Cerithiopsis iota | |
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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. iota |
| Binomial name | |
| Cerithiopsis iota (C. B. Adams, 1845) | |
Cerithiopsis iota is a species of sea snail, a gastropod in the family Cerithiopsidae, which is known from the Gulf of Mexico. It was described by C. B. Adams in 1845.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 5 mm.
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 7 m. Maximum recorded depth is 115 m.
References
- Cerithiopsis iota 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 iota | |
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