| Cerithiopsis cruzana | |
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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. cruzana |
| Binomial name | |
| Cerithiopsis cruzana Usticke, 1959 | |
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.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 5 mm.
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 55 m. Maximum recorded depth is 101 m.
References
- Cerithiopsis cruzana at World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ 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.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Cerithiopsis cruzana | |
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