Cyclostrema smithi

Cyclostrema smithi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Liotiidae.[1]

Cyclostrema smithi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Liotiidae
Genus: Cyclostrema
Species:
C. smithi
Binomial name
Cyclostrema smithi
Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1897

Description

The height of the shell attains 2 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores and New Jersey, USA, at depths of 1100 m.

References

  1. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Cyclostrema smithi. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532706 on 2012-12-03


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