Cerithiella metula

Cerithiella metula is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Newtoniellidae. This species is known from European waters, the Gulf of Maine, the northwestern Atlantic Ocean, and the United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone. It was described by Lovén, in 1846.[1] It is a predator, omnivore, and scavenger.

Cerithiella metula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
informal group Ptenoglossa
Superfamily:
Triphoroidea
Family:
Newtoniellidae
Genus:
Cerithiella
Species:
C. metula
Binomial name
Cerithiella metula
(Lovén, 1846)

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 11 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 201 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 2915 m.[2]

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References
  1. Cerithiella metula 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.


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