Caecum clava

Caecum clava is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Caecidae.[1]

Caecum clava
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Caecidae
Genus: Caecum
Species:
C. clava
Binomial name
Caecum clava
Folin, 1867

Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 3.6 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 101 m.[2]

References
  1. Caecum clava Folin, 1867. WoRMS (2010). Caecum clava Folin, 1867. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419585 on 9 August 2010 .
  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.


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