Cerithiopsis acontium
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Cerithiopsis acontium W. H. Dall, 1889
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Cerithiopsis acontium is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiopsidae. This species was described by the American malacologist William Healey Dall in 1889.[1]
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 8 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 183 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 183 m.[2]
References
- ^ Cerithiopsis acontium at World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ 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.