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Cerithiella amblytera

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Cerithiella amblytera is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Newtoniellidae. It was first described as Cerithium (Bittium) amblyterum by Watson in 1880.[1]

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Cerithiella amblytera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: incertae sedis
Family: Newtoniellidae
Genus: Cerithiella
Species:
C. amblytera
Binomial name
Cerithiella amblytera
(Watson, 1880)
Synonyms
  • Cerithiopsis amblytera Watson, 1880
  • Cerithiopsis amblytera var. attenuata Locard, 1897
  • Cerithium (Bittium) amblyterum Watson, 1880 (basionym)
  • Cerithium (Bittium) mamillanum Watson, 1880
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Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 6.3 mm.[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Canary Islands and the Cape Verde archipelago.[1]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 960 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 1234 m.[2]

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