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Cerithiella enodis

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Cerithiella enodis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Family: Newtoniellidae
Genus: Cerithiella
Species:
C. enodis
Binomial name
Cerithiella enodis
(Watson, 1880)

Cerithiella enodis is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Newtoniellidae. This species is known from European waters. It was described by Watson in 1880.[1]

Description

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The maximum recorded shell length is 4.8 mm (0.19 in).[2]

Habitat

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Only recorded depth is 1,234 m (4,049 ft).[2]

References

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  1. ^ Cerithiella enodis at World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ^ a b 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.