Cerithium muscarum
Cerithium muscarum | |
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Cerithium muscarum shell | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
(unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Sorbeoconcha |
Superfamily: | Cerithioidea |
Family: | Cerithiidae |
Genus: | Cerithium |
Species: | C. muscarum |
Binomial name | |
Cerithium muscarum Say, 1832 | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Cerithium (Vertagus) stercusmuscarum Mörch, 1876 |
Cerithium muscarum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae.[1]
Distribution
The distribution of Cerithium muscarum includes the Western Central Atlantic.[2]
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 26 mm.[3]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 18 m.[3]
References
- 1 2 Cerithium muscarum Say, 1832. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
- 1 2 3 Cerithium muscarum. sealifebase.org, accessed 9 January 2011.
- 1 2 3 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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