Cima minima

Cima minima is a species of gastropods belonging to the family Cimidae.[1] Their shell is 1.5 mm in height.

Cima minima
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Family: Cimidae
Genus: Cima
Species:
C. minima
Binomial name
Cima minima
(Jeffreys, 1858)
Synonyms

Odostomia minima Jeffreys, 1858

The species is found in Southern Europe.[1] They have no eyes. They are hermaphrodites. Due to their small size, they do not have a heart, an osphradium or a ctenidium.[2]

References

  1. "Cima minima (Jeffreys, 1858)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  2. "A NOTE ON <italic>CIMA MINIMA</italic> (PROSOBRANCHIA, ACLIDIDAE)". Journal of Molluscan Studies (2): 232. August 1982. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.mollus.a065644. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
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