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Cerithiopsis aimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: incertae sedis
Family: Cerithiopsidae
Genus: Cerithiopsis
Species:
C. aimen
Binomial name
Cerithiopsis aimen
Rolán & Espinosa, 1996

Cerithiopsis aimen is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiopsidae. This species was described by Emilio Rolán and José Espinosa in 1996.[1]

Description

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The maximum recorded shell length is 3.2 mm.[2]

Habitat

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Minimum recorded depth is 23 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 42 m.[2]

References

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  1. Cerithiopsis aimen at World Register of Marine Species.
  2. 1 2 3 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.