Cerithium atratum
| Cerithium atratum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Sorbeoconcha |
| Superfamily: | Cerithioidea |
| Family: | Cerithiidae |
| Genus: | Cerithium |
| Species: | C. atratum |
| Binomial name | |
| Cerithium atratum (Born, 1778) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Cerithium (Thericium) preatratum Olsson & Harbison, 1953 | |
Cerithium atratum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae.[1]
Distribution
The distribution of Cerithium atratum includes the Western Atlantic.[2]
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 50 mm.[3]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 91 m.[3]
References
- 1 2 Cerithium atratum (Born, 1778). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
- 1 2 3 Cerithium atratum. sealifebase.org, accessed 9 January 2011.
- 1 2 3 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.