- Cerithium muscarum
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Cerithium muscarum Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda (unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade SorbeoconchaSuperfamily: Cerithioidea Family: Cerithiidae Genus: Cerithium Species: C. muscarum Binomial name Cerithium muscarum
Say, 1832Synonyms[1] Cerithium (Vertagus) stercusmuscarum Mörch, 1876
Cerithium (Vertagus) stercusmuscarum var. minor Mörch, 1876
Cerithium callisoma Dall, 1892
Cerithium muscarum pacei Petuch, 1987
Cerithium muscarum var. protracta Vignal, 1902
Cerithium notatum Menke, 1828
Thericium chara Pilsbry, 194950 second video of snails (most likely Natica chemnitzi and Cerithium muscarum) feeding on the sea floor in the Sea of Cortez, Puerto Peñasco, Mexico
Cerithium muscarum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae.[1]
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Distribution
The distribution of Cerithium muscarum includes the Western Central Atlantic.[2]
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 26 mm.[3]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 18 m.[3]
References
- ^ a b Cerithium muscarum Say, 1832. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419523 on 17 May 2010.
- ^ a b c Cerithium muscarum. 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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