Cerithiella amblytera

Cerithiella amblytera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda; clade Hypsogastropoda; informal group Ptenoglossa
Superfamily:	Triphoroidea
Family:	Newtoniellidae
Genus:	Cerithiella
Species:	C. amblytera
Binomial name
	Cerithiella amblytera; (Watson, 1880)
Synonyms
	Cerithiopsis amblytera Watson, 1880; Cerithiopsis amblytera var. attenuata Locard, 1897; Cerithium (Bittium) amblyterum Watson, 1880 (basionym); Cerithium (Bittium) mamillanum Watson, 1880;

Cerithiella amblytera is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Newtoniellidae. It was first described as Cerithium (Bittium) amblyterum by Watson in 1880.^[1]

Description[]

The maximum recorded shell length is 6.3 mm.^[2]

Distribution[]

This species occurs in the Canary Islands and the Cape Verde archipelago.^[1]

Habitat[]

Minimum recorded depth is 960 m.^[2] Maximum recorded depth is 1234 m.^[2]

References[]

^ ^a ^b Cerithiella amblytera (R. B. Watson, 1880). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 December 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c 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.

Bouchet P. & Warén A. (1993). Revision of the Northeast Atlantic bathyal and abyssal Mesogastropoda. Bollettino Malacologico supplemento 3: 579-840
Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213 (
Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.

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[WoRMS-1] Cerithiella amblytera (R. B. Watson, 1880). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 December 2018.

[Welch_2010-2] 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.

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