Bittiolum varium

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Bittiolum varium
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Cerithiidae
Genus: Bittiolum
Species:
B. varium
Binomial name
Bittiolum varium
(Pfeiffer, 1840)
Synonyms [1]

Bittiolum properatumWoodring, 1928
Bittium varium(Pfeiffer, 1840)
Cerithium columellared'Orbigny, 1847
Cerithium gibberulumC.B. Adams, 1845
Cerithium pallidumPfeiffer, 1840
Cerithium triserialeGabb, 1881
Cerithium variumPfeiffer, 1840
Diastoma varium(Pfeiffer, 1840)

Contents

Bittiolum varium, common name the grass cerith, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae. [1]

Distribution

Bittiolum varium occurs in shallow waters (0–11 m (0–36 ft) depth) of the Western Atlantic between the East Coast of the United States (Maryland) and Brazil. [2]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 6.5 mm. [3]

Habitat

The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; maximum recorded depth is 11 m. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Bittiolum varium (Pfeiffer, 1840) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 May 2010.
  2. Palomares ML, Pauly D, eds. (2020). "Bittiolum varium" in SeaLifeBase. July 2020 version.
  3. 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.