Bathyphytophilus caribaeus
Bathyphytophilus caribaeus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
Superfamily: | Lepetelloidea |
Family: | Bathyphytophilidae |
Genus: | Bathyphytophilus |
Species: | B. caribaeus |
Binomial name | |
Bathyphytophilus caribaeus Moskalev, 1978 | |
Bathyphytophilus caribaeus is a species of very small, deep water sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bathyphytophilidae, the false limpets.[1]
Description
The shell grows to a size of 2.8 mm.
Distribution
This is a deep-water species occurring in the Caribbean Sea.
References
- ↑ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Bathyphytophilus caribaeus Moskalev, 1978. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532435 on 2013-02-02
External links
External identifiers for Bathyphytophilus caribaeus | |
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Encyclopedia of Life | 19660427 |
WoRMS | 532435 |
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