Cerithium atratum
Appearance
Cerithium atratum | |
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Cerithium atratum shells | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Family: | Cerithiidae |
Genus: | Cerithium |
Species: | C. atratum
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Binomial name | |
Cerithium atratum (Born, 1778)
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Cerithium atratum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae.[1]
Distribution
[edit]The distribution of Cerithium atratum includes the Western Atlantic.[2]
Description
[edit]The maximum recorded shell length is 50 mm.[3]
Habitat
[edit]The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; the maximum recorded depth is 91 m.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Cerithium atratum (Born, 1778). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
- ^ a b c Cerithium atratum. sealifebase.org, accessed 9 January 2011.
- ^ a b 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.