Cerithiella amblytera
Encyclopedia
Cerithiella amblytera is a species
of very small sea snail
, a marine
gastropod mollusk in the family Newtoniellidae
. This species is known from Europe
an waters. It was described by Watson in 1880.
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of very small sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
, a marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusk in the family Newtoniellidae
Newtoniellidae
Newtoniellidae is a family of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the superfamily Triphoroidea.It contains the following subfamilies :* Adelacerithiinae** Adelacerithium Ludbrook, 1941* Ataxocerithiinae...
. This species is known from Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an waters. It was described by Watson in 1880.