Cerithiella astrolabiensis

Cerithiella astrolabiensis is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Newtoniellidae. It was described by Watson in 1880.[1]

Cerithiella astrolabiensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
informal group Ptenoglossa
Superfamily:
Newtoniellidae
Family:
Triphoridae
Genus:
Cerithiella
Species:
C. astrolabiensis
Binomial name
Cerithiella astrolabiensis
(Strebel, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Bittium astrolabiensis Strebel, 1908 (original combination)
  • Cerithiella similis Thiele, 1912

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 11.5 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 95 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 298 m.[2]

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References
  1. Cerithiella astrolabiensis at World Register of Marine Species.
  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.
  • Engl W. (2012) Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp.


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