Cerithium eburneum
Cerithium eburneum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Family: | Cerithiidae |
Genus: | Cerithium |
Species: | C. eburneum |
Binomial name | |
Cerithium eburneum Bruguière, 1792 | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Cerithium algicola C.B. Adams, 1845 |
Cerithium eburneum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae.[1]
Distribution
[edit]The distribution of Cerithium eburneum includes the Western Central Atlantic.[2]
Description
[edit]The maximum recorded shell length is 43 mm.[3]
Habitat
[edit]Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 18 m.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Cerithium eburneum Bruguière, 1792. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
- ^ a b c Cerithium eburneum. sealifebase.org, accessed 9 January 2011.
- ^ 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.