Cerithidea costata
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| 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 small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Potamididae.[1]
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
- ↑ Cerithidea costata (da Costa, 1778). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
- ↑ 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.
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