Cerithidea costata

Cerithidea costata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily: Cerithioidea
Family: Potamididae
Genus: Cerithidea
Species: C. costata
Binomial name
Cerithidea costata
(da Costa, 1778)

Cerithidea costata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Potamididae.[1]

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Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 21 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 402 m.[2]

References

  1. ^ Cerithidea costata (da Costa, 1778).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419534 on 17 May 2010.
  2. ^ a b c 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.