Bittiolum varium
| Bittiolum varium | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Sorbeoconcha |
| Superfamily: | Cerithioidea |
| Family: | Cerithiidae |
| Genus: | Bittiolum |
| Species: | B. varium |
| Binomial name | |
| Bittiolum varium (Pfeiffer, 1840) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Bittiolum properatum Woodring, 1928 | |
Bittiolum varium, common name the grass cerith, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae.[1]
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 6.5 mm.[2]
Habitat
The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; maximum recorded depth is 11 m.[2]
References
- 1 2 Bittiolum varium (Pfeiffer, 1840). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
- 1 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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