- Cerithium atratum
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Cerithium atratum Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda (unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade SorbeoconchaSuperfamily: Cerithioidea Family: Cerithiidae Genus: Cerithium Species: C. atratum Binomial name Cerithium atratum
(Born, 1778)Synonyms[1] Cerithium (Thericium) preatratum Olsson & Harbison, 1953
Cerithium (Thericium) vicinia Olsson & Harbison, 1953
Cerithium antillarum Mörch, 1876
Cerithium atratum var. tenuis Mörch, 1876
Cerithium caudatum G.B. Sowerby II, 1855
Cerithium floridanum Mörch, 1876
Cerithium floridanum leonensis Mansfield, 1930
Cerithium floridanum var. cruzana Usticke, 1959
Cerithium graciliforme G.B. Sowerby II, 1865
Cerithium peratratum
Cerithium striatissimum G.B. Sowerby II, 1855
Cerithium subatratum Kobelt, 1898
Cerithium umbonatum G.B. Sowerby II, 1855
Murex atratus Born, 1778Cerithium atratum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae.[1]
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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
- ^ a b Cerithium atratum (Born, 1778). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224572 on 17 May 2010.
- ^ a b c Cerithium atratum. 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.
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