Caecum cinctum

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

Caecum cinctum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Rissooidea
Family:
Caecidae
Genus:
Caecum
Species:
C. cinctum
Binomial name
Caecum cinctum
Olsson & Harbison, 1953

Distribution

Description
Fossil, Pliocene, Florida

The maximum recorded shell length is 2.8 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 2 m.[2]

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References
  1. Caecum cinctum Olsson & Harbison, 1953. WoRMS (2010). Caecum cinctum Olsson & Harbison, 1953. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419583 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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