Bittiolum alternatum

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Bittiolum alternatum
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Cerithiidae
Genus: Bittiolum
Species:
B. alternatum
Binomial name
Bittiolum alternatum
(Say, 1822)
Synonyms [1]

Bittium alternatum(Say, 1822)
Bittium nigrum(Totten, 1834)
Cerithium reticulatumTotten, 1835
Cerithium sayiGould, 1841
Diastoma alternatum(Say, 1822)
Diastoma virginicaHenderson & Bartsch, 1914
Pasithea nigraTotten, 1834
Turritella alternataSay, 1822

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Bittiolum alternatum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae. [1]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 8.3 mm. [2]

Habitat

The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m, maximum recorded depth is 37 m. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Bittiolum alternatum (Say, 1822) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 May 2010.
  2. 1 2 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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