Cerithiopsis greenii

Cerithiopsis greenii is a species of sea snail, a gastropod in the family Cerithiopsidae, which is known from the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Gulf of Maine, and the northwestern Atlantic Ocean. It was described by C.B. Adams in 1839.[1]

Cerithiopsis greenii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
informal group Ptenoglossa
Superfamily:
Triphoroidea
Family:
Cerithiopsidae
Genus:
Cerithiopsis
Species:
C. greenii
Binomial name
Cerithiopsis greenii
(C. B. Adams, 1839)

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 4.6 mm.[2]

Habitat

The species lives in a marine environment.[3] Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 75 m.[2]

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References
  1. Cerithiopsis greenii 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.
  3. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Cerithiopsis greenii (C. B. Adams, 1839)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2018-06-26.


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