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Cerithiopsis guitarti
Scientific classification
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clade Caenogastropoda

clade Hypsogastropoda

informal group Ptenoglossa
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C. guitarti
Binomial name
Cerithiopsis guitarti
Espinosa & Ortea, 2001

Cerithiopsis guitarti is a species of sea snail, a gastropod in the family Cerithiopsidae, which is known from the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. It was described by Espinosa and Ortea, in 2001. [1]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 2.5 mm. [2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 20 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 20 m. [2]

References

  1. ^ Cerithiopsis guitarti 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.