Biology:Coenaculum weerdtae

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Coenaculum weerdtae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Family: Cimidae
Genus: Coenaculum
Species:
C. weerdtae
Binomial name
Coenaculum weerdtae
Moolenbeek & Faber, 1992

Coenaculum weerdtae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cimidae. The species is one of four known species to exist within the genus Coenaculum, the other three being Coenaculum minutulum, Coenaculum secundum and Coenaculum tertium.[1]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 2.1 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 30 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 30 m.[2]

References

  1. "Coenaculum weerdtae". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532649. 
  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.

Wikidata ☰ Q5140717 entry