Cerithiopsis io
| Cerithiopsis io | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Family: | Cerithiopsidae |
| Genus: | Cerithiopsis |
| Species: | C. io |
| Binomial name | |
| 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]
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
- ^ Cerithiopsis io at World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ 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.