Cerithiopsis io

Cerithiopsis io 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 Dall and Paul Bartsch in 1911.[1]

Cerithiopsis io
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Family: Cerithiopsidae
Genus: Cerithiopsis
Species:
C. io
Binomial name
Cerithiopsis io
Dall & Bartsch, 1911

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 2.3 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 5.4 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 6 m.[2]

References
  1. Cerithiopsis io 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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