Cerithium lutosum

Cerithium lutosum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily:	Cerithioidea
Family:	Cerithiidae
Genus:	Cerithium
Species:	C. lutosum
Binomial name
Cerithium lutosum Menke, 1828
Synonyms[1]
Cerithium alabastrum Mörch, 1876 Cerithium bermudae G.B. Sowerby II, 1865 Cerithium eriense Kiener, 1841 Cerithium ferrugineum Say, 1832 Cerithium lutuosum Cerithium megasoma C.B. Adams, 1850 Cerithium mutabile C.B. Adams, 1845 Cerithium nigrinum Philippi, 1848 Cerithium rissoidae Cerithium rissoide G.B. Sowerby II, 1865 Cerithium rissoiide Cerithium sagrae d'Orbigny, 1847 Cerithium sagrae var. pallida Mörch, 1876 Cerithium thomasiae G.B. Sowerby II, 1865 Cerithium variabile C.B. Adams, 1845 Cerithium variabile var. calcarea Usticke, 1959 Cerithium versicolor C.B. Adams, 1850 Cerithium versicolor var. grisea Mörch, 1876 Pyrazus (Lampanella) eriensis var. minor Mörch, 1876 Thericium biminiense Pilsbry & McGinty, 1949

Cerithium lutosum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae.^[1]

Distribution

The distribution of Cerithium lutosum includes the North America.^[2]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 20 mm.^[3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.^[3] Maximum recorded depth is 8 m.^[3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Cerithium lutosum Menke, 1828.  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419522 on 17 May 2010.
2. ^ Cerithium lutosum. sealifebase.org, accessed 9 January 2011.
3. ^ ^{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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