Cerithiella metula
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Cerithiella metula is a species
of very small sea snail
, a marine
gastropod mollusk in the family Newtoniellidae
. This species is known from Europe
an waters, the Gulf of Maine
, the northwestern Atlantic Ocean
, and the United Kingdom
Exclusive Economic Zone. It was described by Lovén, in 1846. It is a predator, omnivore, and scavenger.
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, the Gulf of Maine
Gulf of Maine
The Gulf of Maine is a large gulf of the Atlantic Ocean on the east coast of North America.It is delineated by Cape Cod at the eastern tip of Massachusetts in the southwest and Cape Sable at the southern tip of Nova Scotia in the northeast. It includes the entire coastlines of the U.S...
, the northwestern Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
, and the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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Exclusive Economic Zone. It was described by Lovén, in 1846. It is a predator, omnivore, and scavenger.