| Cerithium muscarum | |
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| Cerithium muscarum shell | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Family: | Cerithiidae |
| Genus: | Cerithium |
| Species: | C. muscarum
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| Binomial name | |
| Cerithium muscarum
Say, 1832
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| Synonyms [1] | |
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Cerithium (Vertagus) stercusmuscarum Mörch, 1876 | |
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
- ^ a b Cerithium muscarum Say, 1832. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
- ^ a b c Cerithium muscarum[ permanent dead link]. 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.