Caecum bipartitum

Caecum bipartitum is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Caecidae.[1]

Caecum bipartitum
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C. bipartitum
Binomial name
Caecum bipartitum
Folin, 1870

Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 2.5 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 1.5 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 66 m.[2]

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References

  1. Caecum bipartitum Folin, 1870. WoRMS (2010). Caecum bipartitum Folin, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419579 on 9 August 2010 .
  2. 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.


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