| Cerithiopsis albovittata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Family: | Cerithiopsidae |
| Genus: | Cerithiopsis |
| Species: | C. albovittata |
| Binomial name | |
| Cerithiopsis albovittata (C. B. Adams, 1850) | |
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Cerithiopsis albovittata is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiopsidae. It was described by Charles Baker Adams in 1850.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 4 mm.
Distribution
This species is known from the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles.
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 11 m. Maximum recorded depth is 11 m.
References
- ^ Gofas, S.; Bouchet, P. (2014). Cerithiopsis albovittata (C. B. Adams, 1850). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419865 on 2014-12-07
- ^ 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.
- Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
- Cecalupo A. & Robba E. (2010) The identity of Murex tubercularis Montagu, 1803 and description of one new genus and two new species of the Cerithiopsidae (Gastropoda: Triphoroidea). Bollettino Malacologico 46: 45-64.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Nanopsis albovittata | |
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