Cerithiopsis minima sea snail

Cerithiopsis minima is commonly referred to as sea snail. Difficulty in the aquarium: Easy. A aquarium size of at least 50 Liter is recommended.

Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

Cerithiopsis minima © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland,Bild aus der Adria

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Scientific:: Cerithiopsis minima
German:: Schnecke
English:: Sea Snail

Category:

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > [unassigned] Caenogastropoda (Order) > Cerithiopsidae (Family) > Cerithiopsis (Genus) > minima (Species)
Initial determination:: (Brusina, ), 1865

Occurrence:: Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Azores, European Coasts, North Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, USA
Size:: 0.08" - 0.16" (0.2cm - 0.4cm)
Temperature:: 50 °F - 77 °F (10°C - 25°C)
Tank:: 11 gal (~ 50L)
Difficulty:: Easy

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Cerithiopsis abreojosensis
Cerithiopsis academicorum
Cerithiopsis acontium
Cerithiopsis agulhasensis
Cerithiopsis aimen
Cerithiopsis alabastrula
Cerithiopsis albovittata
Cerithiopsis althea
Cerithiopsis amabilis
Cerithiopsis annae
Cerithiopsis antemunda
Cerithiopsis apexcostata
Cerithiopsis apicina
Cerithiopsis aquilum
Cerithiopsis ara
Cerithiopsis aralia
Cerithiopsis arga
Cerithiopsis argentea
Cerithiopsis arnoldi
Cerithiopsis atalaya
Cerithiopsis aurea
Cerithiopsis baculum
Cerithiopsis bakeri
Cerithiopsis balaustium
Cerithiopsis barleei
Cerithiopsis beneitoi
Cerithiopsis berryi
Cerithiopsis bicolor
Cerithiopsis boucheti
Cerithiopsis bristolae
Cerithiopsis brunnea
Cerithiopsis brunneoflavida
Cerithiopsis buzzurroi
Cerithiopsis capixaba
Cerithiopsis caribbaea
Cerithiopsis carpenteri
Cerithiopsis carrota
Cerithiopsis ceac
Cerithiopsis cesta
Cerithiopsis charlottensis
Cerithiopsis cinereoflava
Cerithiopsis columna
Cerithiopsis decora
Cerithiopsis denticulata
Cerithiopsis diadema
Cerithiopsis dilata
Cerithiopsis diomedeae
Cerithiopsis docata
Cerithiopsis dominguezi
Cerithiopsis electrina
Cerithiopsis elima
Cerithiopsis eliza
Cerithiopsis elsa
Cerithiopsis erna
Cerithiopsis eutrapela
Cerithiopsis exquisita
Cerithiopsis familiarum
Cerithiopsis fasciata
Cerithiopsis fayalensis
Cerithiopsis flava
Cerithiopsis floridana
Cerithiopsis fosterae
Cerithiopsis foveolata
Cerithiopsis fraseri
Cerithiopsis fuscoflava
Cerithiopsis fusiformis
Cerithiopsis gemmulosa
Cerithiopsis georgiana
Cerithiopsis gloriosa
Cerithiopsis gordaensis
Cerithiopsis greenii
Cerithiopsis greppii
Cerithiopsis grippi
Cerithiopsis guatulcoensis
Cerithiopsis guitarti
Cerithiopsis halia
Cerithiopsis hero
Cerithiopsis honora
Cerithiopsis horrida
Cerithiopsis inespazosae
Cerithiopsis infrequens
Cerithiopsis ingens
Cerithiopsis insignis
Cerithiopsis io
Cerithiopsis iochrous
Cerithiopsis iontha
Cerithiopsis iota
Cerithiopsis iudithae
Cerithiopsis iuxtafuniculata
Cerithiopsis jeffreysi
Cerithiopsis jousseaumei
Cerithiopsis kinoi
Cerithiopsis krisbergi
Cerithiopsis ladae
Cerithiopsis lamyi
Cerithiopsis lata
Cerithiopsis leipha
Cerithiopsis leopardus
Cerithiopsis magellanica
Cerithiopsis matara
Cerithiopsis mathildaeformis
Cerithiopsis melvilli
Cerithiopsis merida
Cerithiopsis micalii
Cerithiopsis minima
Schnecke
Cerithiopsis montereyensis
Cerithiopsis morelosensis
Cerithiopsis movilla
Cerithiopsis nana
Cerithiopsis nina
Cerithiopsis nofronii
Cerithiopsis nutzeli
Cerithiopsis oculisfictis
Cerithiopsis onealensis
Cerithiopsis orientalis
Cerithiopsis oxys
Cerithiopsis paramoea
Cerithiopsis parvada
Cerithiopsis paucispiralis
Cerithiopsis pedroana
Cerithiopsis perlata
Cerithiopsis pesa
Cerithiopsis petala
Cerithiopsis petanii
Cerithiopsis pickeringae
Cerithiopsis porteri
Cerithiopsis portoi
Cerithiopsis powelli
Cerithiopsis prieguei
Cerithiopsis pseudomovilla
Cerithiopsis pulcherrima
Cerithiopsis pulchresculpta
Cerithiopsis pulvis
Cerithiopsis rubricincta
Cerithiopsis satisnodosa
Cerithiopsis scalaris
Cerithiopsis seddonae
Cerithiopsis serina
Cerithiopsis singularis
Cerithiopsis soror
Cerithiopsis spongicola
Cerithiopsis stejnegeri
Cerithiopsis stephensae
Cerithiopsis stylifera
Cerithiopsis subgloriosa
Cerithiopsis subreticulata
Cerithiopsis susieae
Cerithiopsis sykesii
Cerithiopsis tarruellasi
Cerithiopsis tenthrenois
Cerithiopsis tubercularis
Cerithiopsis tumida
Cerithiopsis vanhyningi
Cerithiopsis vicola
Cerithiopsis vinca
Cerithiopsis virginica
Cerithiopsis warmkae
Cerithiopsis wayae
Cerithiopsis willetti

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-12-10 19:16:55
Last edit:: 2013-12-10 19:16:55

Info

Cerithiopsis minima (Brusina, 1865)

Cerithiopsidae are a family of very small and minute sea snails.The tiny Cerithiopsis minima have a shell that is very high-spired.

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) >Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) >Caenogastropoda (Subclass) > Caenogastropoda (Order) > Triphoroidea (Superfamily) > Cerithiopsidae (Family) > Cerithiopsis (Genus)

External links

Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Gastropods (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Homepage von Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Cerithiopsis minima © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland,Bild aus der Adria

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