Cerithiella axicostulata

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Cerithiella axicostulata
Scientific classification
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clade Caenogastropoda

clade Hypsogastropoda

informal group Ptenoglossa
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C. axicostulata
Binomial name
Cerithiella axicostulata
Castellanos, Rolán & Bartolotta, 1987

Cerithiella axicostulata is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Newtoniellidae. It was described by Castellanos, Rolán and Bartolotta, in 1987.[1]

Description[edit]

The maximum recorded shell length is 4.7 mm.[2]

Habitat[edit]

Minimum recorded depth is 600 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 600 m.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Cerithiella axicostulata 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.