Cerithideopsis pliculosa
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Four shells of Cerithideopsis pliculosa (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
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Species: | C. pliculosa
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Cerithideopsis pliculosa (Menke, 1829)
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Cerithideopsis pliculosa, common name the plicate horn shell, is a
Distribution
The species is found on the Caribbean coast of the US. It is genetically distinct from
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 33 mm.[3]
Habitat
The species has been found in water at recorded depths from 0 to 2 m.[3]
References
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2014). Cerithideopsis pliculosa (Menke, 1829). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=758582 on 2014-03-20
- ^ Alan de Queiroz, The Monkey's Voyage: How Improbable Journeys Shaped the History of Life, Basic Books, 2014, p. 224.
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- Reid D.G. & Claremont M. (2014) The genus Cerithideopsis Thiele, 1929 (Gastropoda: Potamididae) in the Indo-West Pacific region. Zootaxa 3779(1): 61-80
- Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
External links
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- "Cerithidea (Cerithideopsis) pliculosa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.