Cerithiopsis flava

Author
C. B. Adams, 1850
Common Names
  • Yellow Miniature Cerith

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Min Depth
11 meters
Max Depth
101 meters
Overall Geographic Range
East Florida to Virgin Islands
Habitat-Biology
  • benthic
  • carnivore (includes scavengers)
  • hard substrate
  • submerged vegetation (seaweeds, mangrove roots)
References

  • García, E. F., and H. G. Lee. 2002. Report on molluscan species found in the offshore waters of Louisiana, including many extensions of known range and unnamed species. American Conchologist 30(4): 10–13.

  • Lyons, W. G. 1989b. Nearshore marine ecology at Hutchinson Island, Florida: 1971–1974. XI. Mollusks. Florida Marine Research Publications 47: iv + 131 pp.

  • Odé, H. 1989c. Distribution and records of the marine Mollusca in the northwest Gulf of Mexico (a continuing monograph), superfamily Cerithiopsoidea. Texas Conchologist 26(1): 10–30.

  • Parker, R. H., and J. R. Curray. 1956. Fauna and bathymetry of banks on continental shelf, northwest Gulf of Mexico. Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists 40(10): 2428–2439.

  • Rolán, E., J. Espinosa, and R. Fernández-Garcés. 2007. The family Cerithiopsidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in Cuba 4. The genus Cerithiopsis s. l., the banded and variably colored species. Neptunea 6(2): 1–29.

Species Notes

None noted.

Source

Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

GulfBase Citation

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org, 04-16-2024.

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