Caecum carolinianum

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Caecum carolinianum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Caecidae
Genus: Caecum
Species:
C. carolinianum
Binomial name
Caecum carolinianum
Dall, 1892

Caecum carolinianum is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Caecidae.[1]

Distribution[edit]

Description[edit]

The maximum recorded shell length is 4.75 mm.[2]

Habitat[edit]

Minimum recorded depth is 7 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 37 m.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Caecum carolinianum Dall, 1892. WoRMS (2010). Caecum carolinianum Dall, 1892. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419582 on 9 August 2010 .
  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.