Cerithiopsis cruzana

Cerithiopsis cruzana is a species of sea snail, a gastropod in the family Cerithiopsidae, which is known from the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. It was described by Usticke in 1959.[1]

Cerithiopsis cruzana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
informal group Ptenoglossa
Superfamily:
Triphoroidea
Family:
Cerithiopsidae
Genus:
Cerithiopsis
Species:
C. cruzana
Binomial name
Cerithiopsis cruzana
Usticke, 1959

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 5 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 55 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 101 m.[2]

References
  1. Cerithiopsis cruzana 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.


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