Cerithiopsis vinca

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Cerithiopsis vinca
Scientific classification
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clade Caenogastropoda

clade Hypsogastropoda

informal group Ptenoglossa
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C. vinca
Binomial name
Cerithiopsis vinca
(Melvill, 1896)

Cerithiopsis vinca is a species of sea snail, a gastropod in the family Cerithiopsidae, which is known from the Gulf of Mexico. It was described by Olsson and Harbison, in 1953.[1]

Description[]

The maximum recorded shell length is 5.4 mm.[2]

Habitat[]

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 4 m.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Cerithiopsis vinca at World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ^ 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.


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