Cerithiella amblytera

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| genus = Cerithiella

| species = amblytera

| authority = (Watson, 1880)

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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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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.{{WRMS species|139069|Cerithiella amblytera (R. B. Watson, 1880)||17 December 2018}}

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 6.3 mm.Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. {{doi|10.1371/journal.pone.0008776|doi-access=free}}.

Distribution

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

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 960 m. Maximum recorded depth is 1234 m.

References

Bouchet P. & Warén A. (1993). Revision of the Northeast Atlantic bathyal and abyssal Mesogastropoda. Bollettino Malacologico supplemento 3: 579-840
Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213 (
Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.

Category:Newtoniellidae

Category:Gastropods described in 1880

Category:Molluscs of the Atlantic Ocean

Category:Gastropods of Cape Verde

Category:Molluscs of the Canary Islands