Cerithiopsilla burdwoodiana

Cerithiopsilla burdwoodiana is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cerithiopsidae. This species was described by Melvill and Standen in 1912.[1]

Cerithiopsilla burdwoodiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
informal group Ptenoglossa
Superfamily:
Triphoroidea
Family:
Cerithiopsidae
Genus:
Cerithiopsilla
Species:
C. burdwoodiana
Binomial name
Cerithiopsilla burdwoodiana
(Melvill & Standen, 1912)

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 4 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 63 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 102 m.[2]

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References
  1. Cerithiopsilla 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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