Biology:Cerithiella seymouriana

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Cerithiella seymouriana
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C. seymouriana
Binomial name
Cerithiella seymouriana
(Strebel, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Bittium seymourianum Strebel, 1908 (original combination)
  • Cerithiella erecta Thiele, 1912

Cerithiella seymouriana is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Newtoniellidae. It was described by Strebel, in 1908.[1]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 8.2 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 94 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 213 m.[2]

References

  1. Cerithiella seymouriana at World Register of Marine Species.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 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.
  • Engl W. (2012) Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp.

Wikidata ☰ Q5064305 entry