Biology:Caecum trachea

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Caecum trachea
Caecum trachea 001.jpg
shell of Caecum trachea
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Caecidae
Genus: Caecum
Species:
C. trachea
Binomial name
Caecum trachea
(Montagu, 1803)
Synonyms[1]
  • Brochus striatus T. Brown, 1827
  • Brochus trachiformis T. Brown, 1827
  • Caecum elagans Deregaslavtseva, 1891
  • Caecum elegans Periaslavzev 1891 (? Dubious synonym)
  • Caecum fasciatum de Folin, 1876
  • Caecum fasciatum var. intaminata de Folin, 1876
  • Caecum trachea var. obsoleta Carpenter, 1859
  • Dentalium imperforatum Kanmacher, 1798 (dubious synonym)
  • Odontidium rugulosum Philippi, 1836

Caecum trachea is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Caecidae.[1]

Description

Caecum trachea obsoleta (Carpenter, 1859)

The shell size varies between 2 mm and 4 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed on rocky shores in European waters from Norway to the Canaries, in the Mediterranean Sea and in the Black Sea

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Caecum trachea (Montagu, 1803). Gofas, S. (2009). Caecum trachea (Montagu, 1803). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138957 on 4 February 2011 .
  • de Kluijver, M.J.; Ingalsuo, S.S.; de Bruyne, R.H. (2000). Macrobenthos of the North Sea [CD-ROM]: 1. Keys to Mollusca and Brachiopoda. World Biodiversity Database CD-ROM Series. Expert Center for Taxonomic Identification (ETI): Amsterdam, the Netherlands. ISBN:3-540-14706-3
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5016775 entry