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Cerithiopsis merida

Cerithiopsis merida is a species of sea snail, a gastropod in the family Cerithiopsidae. It was described by Dall in 1927.

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Cerithiopsis merida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: incertae sedis
Family: Cerithiopsidae
Genus: Cerithiopsis
Species:
C. merida
Binomial name
Cerithiopsis merida
Dall, 1927

Cerithiopsis merida is a species of sea snail, a gastropod in the family Cerithiopsidae. It was described by Dall in 1927.1

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 3.6 mm.2

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 538 m.2 Maximum recorded depth is 538 m.2

References

References

  1. Cerithiopsis merida at World Register of Marine Species.
  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.