Cerithium zebrum

Cerithium zebrum
	Shell of Cerithium zebrum (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Family:	Cerithiidae
Genus:	Cerithium
Species:	C. zebrum
Binomial name
	Cerithium zebrum; Kiener, 1841
Synonyms
	Bittium zebrum (Kiener, 1841); Cerithium aspersum Deshayes, 1863; Cerithium crossii (Deshayes, 1863); Cerithium dichroum Melvill & Standen, 1895; Cerithium dilectum (G.B. Sowerby II, 1855); Cerithium janthinum Gould, 1849; Cerithium paxillum Pease, 1861; Cerithium stigmosum Gould, 1861; Cerithium unilineatum Pease, 1861; Cerithium zebrum var. attenuata Vignal, 1903; Cerithium zebrum var. bilineata Vignal, 1903; Cerithium zebrum var. cinerea Vignal, 1903; Cerithium zebrum var. maculata Vignal, 1903; Cerithium zebrum var. multimaculata Vignal, 1903; Cerithium zebrum var. nivea Vignal, 1903; Cerithium zebrum var. ornata Vignal, 1903; Cerithium zebrum var. pulchra Vignal, 1903; Cerithium zebrum var. rosea Vignal, 1903; Cerithium zebrum var. sticta Vignal, 1903; Cerithium zebrum var. trifasciata Vignal, 1903; Cerithium zebrum var. trilineata Vignal, 1903; Cerithium zebrum var. undulata Dautzenberg & Bouge, 1833; Cerithium zebrum var. unimaculata Vignal, 1903

Cerithium zebrum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae.^[1] Cerithium zebrum is also commonly named zebra horn.^[2]

Description

Cerithium zebrum has a distinctive growth to its shell where it starts as a solitary spiral cord that progressively strengthens over time giving its more pronounced spiral shell.^[3] There are numerous threads within its shell that differentiate in toughness since when they form a keel it tends to have more fragile ribs or axial riblets due to its one spiral strand.^[3] Its shell reaches about 7mm in length. Coming in many different colors from brown to beige, salmon, and even mauve. They also have a variable design that the shell has between being banded and unbanded.^[4]

Distribution & Habitat

The distribution of Cerithium zebrum includes the Western Central Pacific.^[5] The primary habitat of Cerithium zebrum is found among the rocky shores of the rugged and ever-changing conditions of the intertidal zone or tidal pools.^[2] It's also said they can be found among the anchialine ponds which are in other words brackish water. (Brackish water is a mix between fresh and saltwater).^[6]

Guam^[5]

Hawaii
American Samoa
Northern Mariana Islands
Indonesia
Philippines

References

^ ^a ^b Cerithium zebrum Kiener, 1841. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
^ ^a ^b Kay, E. Alison (1979). Hawaiian marine shells. Honolulu, Hawaii: Bishop Museum Press. ISBN 0-910240-26-4. OCLC 5954550.
^ ^a ^b Hoover, John P. (1998). Hawai'i's sea creatures : a guide to Hawai'i's marine invertebrates. [Honolulu, Hawaii]: Mutual Pub. ISBN 1-56647-220-2. OCLC 41975146.
^ "Phylogenetic relationships and generic review of the Bittiinae (Prosobranchia: Cerithioidea)".
^ ^a ^b Cerithium zebrum. sealifebase.org, accessed 9 January 2011.
^ "THE ATOLL OF FUNAFUTI, ELLICE GROUP : ITS ZOOLOGY, BOTANY, ETHNOLOGY AND GENERAL STRUCTURE BASED ON COLLECTIONS MADE BY CHARLES HEDLEY OF THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM, SYDNEY, N.S.W."

Hasegawa K. (2017). Family Cerithiidae. Pp. 788-793, in: T. Okutani (ed.), Marine Mollusks in Japan, ed. 2. 2 vols. Tokai University Press. 1375 pp.

External links

Gould A.A. (1849). [Descriptions of new species of shells, brought home by the U. S. Exploring Expedition. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. 3: 83-85, 89-92, 106-108, 118-121 [May 1849], 140-144]
Deshayes G.P. (1863). Catalogue des mollusques de l'île de la Réunion (Bourbon). Pp. 1-144. In Maillard, L. (Ed.) Notes sur l'Ile de la Réunion. Dentu, Paris
Melvill J.C. & Standen R. (1895) Notes on a collection of shells from Lifu and Uvea, Loyalty Islands, formed by the Rev. James and Mrs. Hadfield, with list of species. Journal of Conchology 8: 84–132, 3 pls
Crosse H. (1863). [Book review of Catalogue des mollusques de l'île de la Réunion (Bourbon), par M. G.P. Deshayes. Journal de Conchyliologie. 11(4): 394-401]
Houbrick R.S. (1993) Two confusing Indo-Pacific cerithiids. The Nautilus 107(1): 14-23
Smith E.A. (1903). A list of species of Mollusca from South Africa, forming an Appendix to G. B. Sowerby's "Marine Shells of South Africa". Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 5(6): 354-402, pl. 15

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[WoRMS-1] Cerithium zebrum Kiener, 1841. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.

[:0-2] Kay, E. Alison (1979). Hawaiian marine shells. Honolulu, Hawaii: Bishop Museum Press. ISBN 0-910240-26-4. OCLC 5954550.

[:1-3] Hoover, John P. (1998). Hawai'i's sea creatures : a guide to Hawai'i's marine invertebrates. [Honolulu, Hawaii]: Mutual Pub. ISBN 1-56647-220-2. OCLC 41975146.

[4] "Phylogenetic relationships and generic review of the Bittiinae (Prosobranchia: Cerithioidea)".

[sealifebase-5] Cerithium zebrum. sealifebase.org, accessed 9 January 2011.

[6] "THE ATOLL OF FUNAFUTI, ELLICE GROUP : ITS ZOOLOGY, BOTANY, ETHNOLOGY AND GENERAL STRUCTURE BASED ON COLLECTIONS MADE BY CHARLES HEDLEY OF THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM, SYDNEY, N.S.W."

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