Caecum trachea
Species of gastropod
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Caecum trachea is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Caecidae.[1]
| Caecum trachea | |
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| shell of Caecum trachea | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Caecidae |
| Genus: | Caecum |
| Species: | C. trachea |
| Binomial name | |
| Caecum trachea (Montagu, 1803) | |
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Description
The shell size varies between 2 mm and 4 mm.
Distribution
This species is distributed on rocky shores in European waters from Norway to the Canaries, in the Mediterranean Sea and in the Black Sea