Cerithiopsis flava 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 C. B. Adams in 1850.[1]
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| Species: | C. flava
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Description edit
Habitat edit
Minimum recorded depth is 11 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 101 m.[2]
References edit
- ^ Cerithiopsis flava at World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ 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.