Cerithiopsis apicina

Cerithiopsis apicina is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Cerithiopsidae. This species was described by William Healy Dall in 1927.[1]

Cerithiopsis apicina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
informal group Ptenoglossa
Superfamily:
Triphoroidea
Family:
Cerithiopsidae
Genus:
Cerithiopsis
Species:
C. apicina
Binomial name
Cerithiopsis apicina
Dall, 1927

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 5.5 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 805 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 805 m.[2]

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gollark: In theory, we will need to aim the projectile thing.
gollark: I'm not sure why I said "not insignificant" as it's something like 10^-3 rad/s, but meh.
gollark: There is not insignificant Z drift, but it's good enough.
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References
  1. Cerithiopsis apicina 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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