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Canalispira lipei

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Canalispira lipei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Cystiscidae
Genus: Canalispira
Species:
C. lipei
Binomial name
Canalispira lipei
Garcia, 2007[1]

Canalispira lipei is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Cystiscidae.[2]

Description

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Canalispira lipei is classified as a Neogastropoda. Typically living in the demersal zone with a depth range of 75-100m. Members of the order Neogastropoda are mostly gonochoric and broadcast spawners. Life cycle: Embryos develop into planktonic trochophore larvae and later into juvenile veligers before becoming fully grown adults.

Distribution

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Western Atlantic.

References

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