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Cooper Caecum

Caecum cooperi S. Smith 1860

Caecum cooperi

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Caecum cooperi, common name the Cooper's Atlantic caecum, is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Caecidae.[1]

Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 6.1 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 73 m.[2]

References

  1. ^ Caecum cooperi S. Smith, 1860. WoRMS (2010). Caecum cooperi S. Smith, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160193 on 9 August 2010 .
  2. ^ a b c Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLOS One 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.

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Caecum cooperi: Brief Summary

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Caecum cooperi, common name the Cooper's Atlantic caecum, is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Caecidae.

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Distribution

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Range: 41°N to 22.5°N; 97°W to 72.5°W. Distribution: USA: Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Florida; Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys; USA: Louisiana, Texas; Mexico; Mexico: Alacran Reef; Cuba; Cuba: North Matanzas

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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)

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