Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Newtoniellidae Scientific name Cerithiella metula | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Triphoroidea Genus Cerithiella Rank Species | |
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Similar Cerithiella, Cerithiopsis tubercularis, Cerithiopsis, Cerithium | ||
Cerithiella metula is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Newtoniellidae. This species is known from European waters, the Gulf of Maine, the northwestern Atlantic Ocean, and the United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone. It was described by Lovén, in 1846. It is a predator, omnivore, and scavenger.
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Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 11 mm.
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 201 m. Maximum recorded depth is 2915 m.
References
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