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Seila adamsii

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Seila adamsii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Family: Cerithiopsidae
Genus: Seila
Species:
S. adamsii
Binomial name
Seila adamsii
(H. C. Lea, 1845)

Seila adamsii is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc or micromollusc in the family Cerithiopsidae.[1]

Description

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The maximum recorded shell length is 13 mm.[2]

Juvenile

Habitat

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Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 80 m.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Rosenberg, G. (2010). Seila adamsii (H.C. Lea, 1845). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160051 on 2011-02-17
  2. ^ a b c 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.