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Cerithiopsis iontha P. Bartsch, 1911

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Mollusca - mollusks »  class Gastropoda - gastropods »  family Cerithiopsidae »  genus Cerithiopsis

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Cerithiopsis iontha

Author: De Jong & Coomans

Cerithiopsis iontha

Author: De Jong & Coomans

Taxon in country check-lists*

North America: Aruba, Bermuda

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Description

Acc. to Bartsch: Shell 2.1 x 0.9 mm; 2 + 5 w.; shell golden brown, except the apex, which is white; 3 spiral cords; on the penultimate whorl 24 ribs. Bermuda. — The suture is more distinct than it is in C. lata. The species is variable in size like C. iota. Our smallest specimens measure 1.6 x 0.7 mm, 2 + 4 w.; the largest 3.2 x 1.3 mm, 2 + 6 w. About 20 specimens collected at Aruba's west coast
De Jong, K.M. & Coomans, H.E., 1988; Marine gastropods from Curaçao, Aruba and Bonaire
Author: Jan Delsing

Links and literature

EN Galli C.: WMSDB - Wolrdwide Mollusc Species Data Base July 10, 2013 [http://www.bagniliggia.it/WMSD/WMSDhome....] [as Cerithiopsis iontha Bartsch, 1911]
Data retrieved on: 23 November 2013

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