Cerithium litteratum

Cerithium litteratum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily: Cerithioidea
Family: Cerithiidae
Genus: Cerithium
Species: C. litteratum
Binomial name
Cerithium litteratum
(Born, 1778)
Synonyms[1]

Cerithium angustum Anton, 1838
Cerithium litteratum playagrandensis Weisbord, 1962
Cerithium semiferrugineum Lamarck, 1822
Murex literatus
Murex litteratus Born, 1778

Cerithium litteratum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae.[1]

Contents

Distribution

The distribution of Cerithium litteratum includes the Western Central Atlantic.[2]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 34 mm.[3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 88 m.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Cerithium litteratum (Born, 1778).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216687 on 17 May 2010.
  2. ^ a b c Cerithium litteratum. sealifebase.org, accessed 9 January 2011.
  3. ^ 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.