- Cerithium guinaicum
-
Cerithium guinaicum Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda (unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade SorbeoconchaSuperfamily: Cerithioidea Family: Cerithiidae Genus: Cerithium Species: C. guinaicum Binomial name Cerithium guinaicum
Philippi, 1849Synonyms[1] Cerithium auricoma Schwengel, 1940
Cerithium caribbaeum M. Smith, 1946
Cerithium mitriforme
Cerithium moenense Gabb, 1881
Cerithium stantoni Dall, 1907
Murex pictus W. Wood, 1828
Thericium auricoma (Schwengel, 1940)
Thericium moenense (Gabb, 1881)
Thericium stantoni (Dall, 1907)Cerithium guinaicum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae.[1]
Contents
Distribution
The distribution of Cerithium guinaicum includes the North America.[2]
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 45 mm.[3]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 20 m.[3]
References
- ^ a b Cerithium guinaicum Philippi, 1849. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224773 on 17 May 2010.
- ^ Cerithium guinaicum. 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.
External links
Categories:
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
