Cenchritis muricatus

Cenchritis muricatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Littorinoidea
Family: Littorinidae
Genus: Cenchritis
Species: C. muricatus
Binomial name
Cenchritis muricatus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms[1]

Tectarius muricatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Turbo muricatus Linnaeus, 1758

Cenchritis muricatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.[1]

Contents

Description

Distribution

References

  1. ^ a b Cenchritis muricatus (Linnaeus, 1758). Reid, David G. (2010). Cenchritis muricatus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419557 on 6 June 2010.