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Belonimorphis cubensis

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Belonimorphis cubensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Family: Cerithiopsidae
Genus: Belonimorphis
Species:
B. cubensis
Binomial name
Belonimorphis cubensis
(Rolán & Espinosa, 1992)
Synonyms

Horologica cubensis Rolán & Espinosa, 1992 (original combination)

Belonimorphis cubensis is a species of sea snail, a gastropod in the family Cerithiopsidae. It was described by Rolán and Espinosa, in 1992.[1]

Description

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The maximum recorded shell length is 3.5 mm.[2]

Habitat

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Minimum recorded depth is 10 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 30 m.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Horologica cubensis at World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ^ a b c 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.
  • Rolán E. & Espinosa J. (1992) La familia Cerithiopsidae H. y A. Adams, 1853 (Mollusca, Gastropoda), en la isla de Cuba. 2. El genero Horologica Laseron, 1956. Publicacoes Ocasionais da Sociedade Portuguesa de Malacologia 16: 45-50
  • Cecalupo A. & Perugia I. (2020). Report on the Cerithiopsidae from Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guiana (Caenogastropoda, Triphoroidea). Visaya. suppl. 14: 1-103.