Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Truncatellidae Scientific name Truncatella caribaeensis | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Rissooidea Subfamily Truncatellinae Rank Species | |
Similar Truncatella, Cerithium, Nassarius | ||
Truncatella caribaeensis is a species of very small somewhat amphibious land snail with a gill and an operculum, a semi-terrestrial gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Truncatellidae, the truncatella snails or looping snails. These tiny snails live in damp habitat (under rotting vegetation) that is very close to the edge of the sea; they can tolerate being washed with saltwater during especially high tides. These snails are sometimes listed as land snails and at other times they are listed as marine snails.
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Distribution
The distribution of Truncatella caribaeensis includes: Aruba, Belize, Bonaire, Caribbean Sea, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Cuba, Curaçao, Gulf of Mexico, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Lesser Antilles, Mexico, Puerto Rico and San Andres.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 9 mm.
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. Maximum recorded depth is 1.5 m.