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Beautiful Caecum

Caecum pulchellum Stimpson 1851

Caecum pulchellum

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Caecum pulchellum, common name the beautiful caecum, is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Caecidae.[1]

Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 4.5 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0.3 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 101 m.[2]

References

  1. ^ Caecum pulchellum Stimpson, 1851. Rosenberg, G. (2010). Caecum pulchellum Stimpson, 1851. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160149 on 9 August 2010 .
  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.
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Caecum pulchellum: Brief Summary

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Caecum pulchellum, common name the beautiful caecum, is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Caecidae.

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Distribution

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New Hampshire to Brazil

Reference

North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)

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