Ceraesignum maximum
| Ceraesignum maximum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Vermetidae |
| Genus: | Ceraesignum |
| Species: | C. maximum
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| Binomial name | |
| Ceraesignum maximum (Sowerby I, 1825)
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Ceraesignum maximum is a species of gastropods belonging to the family Vermetidae.[1]
The species is found in Indian and Pacific Ocean.[1] It lives on coral reefs and is edible. Distinct genetic populations exist due to oceanic isolation. [2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Ceraesignum maximum (G.B.Sowerby I, 1825)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- ^ Soliman, Taha; Fernandez-Silva, Iria; Kise, Hiroki; Kurihara, Haruko; Reimer, James Davis (1 December 2019). "Population differentiation across small distances in a coral reef-associated vermetid (Ceraesignum maximum) in Palau". Coral Reefs. 38 (6): 1159–1172. doi:10.1007/s00338-019-01849-x. ISSN 1432-0975. S2CID 201105798. Retrieved 19 February 2022.