Caecum clarkii
| Caecum clarkii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Caecidae |
| Genus: | Caecum |
| Species: | C. clarkii
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| Binomial name | |
| Caecum clarkii Carpenter, 1859
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Caecum clarkii is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Caecidae.[1]
Description[edit]
The shell size varies between 1 mm and 2 mm
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Distribution[edit]
This species is distributed in European waters from the Netherlands to the Azores; in the Mediterranean Sea.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Caecum clarkii Carpenter, 1859. Gofas, S. (2009). Caecum clarkii Carpenter, 1859. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2009) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138948 on5 February 2011 .
- 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
- e Kluijver, M.J.; Ingalsuo, S.S.; de Bruyne, R.H. (2000). Macrobenthos of the North Sea [CD-ROM]: 1. Keys to Mollusca and Brachiopoda. World Biodiversity Database CD-ROM Series. Expert Center for Taxonomic Identification (ETI): Amsterdam, the Netherlands. ISBN 3-540-14706-3
External links[edit]
- "Caecum clarkii". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 5 February 2011.