Cerithiopsis vicola

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Cerithiopsis vicola
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Family: Cerithiopsidae
Genus: Cerithiopsis
Species:
C. vicola
Binomial name
Cerithiopsis vicola
Dall & Bartsch, 1911

Cerithiopsis vicola is a species of sea snail, a gastropod in the family Cerithiopsidae, which is known from the Gulf of Mexico. It was described by Dall and Bartsch, in 1911.[1]

Description[edit]

The maximum recorded shell length is 2.9 mm.[2]

Habitat[edit]

Minimum recorded depth is 6 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 6 m.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Cerithiopsis vicola 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.