Caecum brasilicum
| Caecum brasilicum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Caecidae |
| Genus: | Caecum |
| Species: | C. brasilicum
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| Binomial name | |
| Caecum brasilicum Folin, 1874
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Caecum brasilicum is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Caecidae.[1]
Distribution
[edit]Caecum brasilicum has been found to live in the Exclusive economic zone of Brazil or Blue Amazon.[1]
Description
[edit]The maximum recorded shell length is 4 mm.[2]
Habitat
[edit]Minimum recorded depth is 2 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 24 m.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Caecum brasilicum Folin, 1874. WoRMS (2010). Caecum brasilicum Folin, 1874. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419580 on 9 August 2010 .
- ^ 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.