Cerithiopsis greenii is a species of sea snail, a gastropod in the family Cerithiopsidae, which is known from the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Gulf of Maine, and the northwestern Atlantic Ocean. It was described by C.B. Adams in 1839.[1]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
Family: | Cerithiopsidae |
Genus: | Cerithiopsis |
Species: | C. greenii
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Binomial name | |
Cerithiopsis greenii (C. B. Adams, 1839)
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Description
editHabitat
editThis species lives in marine environments.[3] The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; maximum recorded depth is 75 m.[2]
Life cycle & mating behavior
editMembers of the order Neotaenioglossa are mostly gonochoric and broadcast spawners. Starting as embryos they develop into planktonic trocophore larvae and later into juvenile veligers before becoming fully grown adults.[4]
References
edit- ^ Cerithiopsis greenii at World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Cerithiopsis greenii (C. B. Adams, 1839)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- ^ "Cerithiopsis greenii, Green's miniature cerith". www.sealifebase.ca. Retrieved 2024-02-21.