Biology:Caecum johnsoni

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Johnson's caecum
Caecum johnsoni (10.3897-zookeys.779.24562) Figure 3 (cropped).jpg
Caecum johnsoni, lateral view, scale bar 0.2 mm.
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Caecidae
Genus: Caecum
Species:
C. johnsoni
Binomial name
Caecum johnsoni
Winkley, 1908

Caecum johnsoni, common name the Johnson's caecum, is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Caecidae.[1]

Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 4.5 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 75 m.[2]

References

  1. Caecum johnsoni Winkley, 1908. Rosenberg, G. (2010). Caecum johnsoni Winkley, 1908. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160147 on 9 August 2010 .
  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 ☰ Q3139234 entry