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Cerithiopsis petala

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Species of gastropod

Cerithiopsis petala
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Family: Cerithiopsidae
Genus: Cerithiopsis
Species: C. petala
Binomial name
Cerithiopsis petala
Dall, 1927

Cerithiopsis petala is a species of sea snail, a gastropod in the family Cerithiopsidae. It was described by Dall, in 1927.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 5 mm.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 805 m. Maximum recorded depth is 805 m.

References

  1. Cerithiopsis petala 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 petala


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