Cerithiopsis ara

Cerithiopsis ara
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: incertae sedis
Family: Cerithiopsidae
Genus: Cerithiopsis
Species:
C. ara
Binomial name
Cerithiopsis ara
Dall & Bartsch, 1911

Cerithiopsis ara 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 Bartsch in 1911.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 3.2 mm.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 24 m. Maximum recorded depth is 55 m.

References

  1. ↑ Cerithiopsis ara at World Register of Marine Species.
  2. 1 2 3 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.