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Cerithiopsis iota

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Cerithiopsis iota
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Family: Cerithiopsidae
Genus: Cerithiopsis
Species:
C. iota
Binomial name
Cerithiopsis iota
(C. B. Adams, 1845)

Cerithiopsis iota is a species of sea snail, a gastropod in the family Cerithiopsidae, which is known from the Gulf of Mexico. It was described by C. B. Adams in 1845.[1]

Description

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The maximum recorded shell length is 5 mm.[2]

Habitat

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Minimum recorded depth is 7 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 115 m.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Cerithiopsis iota at World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ^ 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.