- Cerithium litteratum
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Cerithium litteratum Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda (unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade SorbeoconchaSuperfamily: Cerithioidea Family: Cerithiidae Genus: Cerithium Species: C. litteratum Binomial name Cerithium litteratum
(Born, 1778)Synonyms[1] Cerithium angustum Anton, 1838
Cerithium litteratum playagrandensis Weisbord, 1962
Cerithium semiferrugineum Lamarck, 1822
Murex literatus
Murex litteratus Born, 1778Cerithium litteratum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae.[1]
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Distribution
The distribution of Cerithium litteratum includes the Western Central Atlantic.[2]
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 34 mm.[3]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 88 m.[3]
References
- ^ a b Cerithium litteratum (Born, 1778). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216687 on 17 May 2010.
- ^ a b c Cerithium litteratum. 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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