Cerithiopsis nana explained

Cerithiopsis nana is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cerithiopsidae.^[1]

The species was described by Jeffreys in 1867.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea off Italy and in the Atlantic Ocean off Portugal.

References

• Cecalupo A. & Robba E. (2010) The identity of Murex tubercularis Montagu, 1803 and description of one new genus and two new species of the Cerithiopsidae (Gastropoda: Triphoroidea). Bollettino Malacologico 46: 45-64

Notes and References

1. Gofas, S.; Bouchet, P. (2014). Cerithiopsis nana Jeffreys, 1867. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=195912 on 2014-12-07