Bathyphytophilus caribaeus
| Bathyphytophilus caribaeus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Superfamily: | Lepetelloidea |
| Family: | Bathyphytophilidae |
| Genus: | Bathyphytophilus |
| Species: | B. caribaeus
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| Binomial name | |
| Bathyphytophilus caribaeus Moskalev, 1978
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Bathyphytophilus caribaeus is a species of very small, deep water sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bathyphytophilidae, the false limpets.[1]
Description
The shell grows to a size of 2.8 mm.
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Distribution
This is a deep-water species occurring in the Caribbean Sea.
References
- ^ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Bathyphytophilus caribaeus Moskalev, 1978. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532435 on 2013-02-02
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