Cerithiella martensii
Encyclopedia
Cerithiella martensii is a species
of very small sea snail
, a marine
gastropod mollusk in the family Newtoniellidae
. This species is known from the Gulf of Mexico
. It was described by Dall, in 1889.
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 the Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico is a partially landlocked ocean basin largely surrounded by the North American continent and the island of Cuba. It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United States, on the southwest and south by Mexico, and on the southeast by Cuba. In...
. It was described by Dall, in 1889.