Varicopeza crystallina

Varicopeza crystallina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda; clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily:	Cerithioidea
Family:	Cerithiidae
Genus:	Varicopeza
Species:	V. crystallina
Binomial name
	Varicopeza crystallina; (Dall, 1881)
Synonyms[1]
	Cerithiopsis crystallina Dall, 1881; Eumetula crystallina (Dall, 1881)

Varicopeza crystallina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae.[1]

Distribution

Locally abundant in some dredge-hauls, off West coast Barbados, Antilles
in 150-180 m. depth

The maximum recorded shell length is 19 mm.[2]

Minimum recorded depth is 11 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 1605 m.[2]

Varicopeza crystallina (Dall, 1881). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
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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