Cerithium muscarum
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| Cerithium muscarum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Sorbeoconcha |
| Superfamily: | Cerithioidea |
| Family: | Cerithiidae |
| Genus: | Cerithium |
| Species: | C. muscarum |
| Binomial name | |
| Cerithium muscarum Say, 1832 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Cerithium (Vertagus) stercusmuscarum Mörch, 1876 | |
50 second video of snails (most likely Natica chemnitzi and Cerithium muscarum) feeding on the sea floor in the Sea of Cortez, Puerto Peñasco, Mexico
Cerithium muscarum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae.[1]
Distribution
The distribution of Cerithium muscarum includes the Western Central Atlantic.[2]
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 26 mm.[3]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 18 m.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cerithium muscarum Say, 1832. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Cerithium muscarum. sealifebase.org, accessed 9 January 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 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.
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