Cerithiella martensii
| Cerithiella martensii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Family: | Newtoniellidae |
| Genus: | Cerithiella |
| Species: | C. martensii |
| Binomial name | |
| Cerithiella martensii (Dall, 1889) | |
Cerithiella martensii is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Newtoniellidae. This species is known from the Gulf of Mexico. It was described by Dall, in 1889.[1]
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 11.3 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 419 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 2160 m.[2]
References
- ^ Cerithiella martensii 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.