Bittium pigrum

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Bittium pigrum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Cerithiidae
Genus: Bittium
Species:
B. pigrum
Binomial name
Bittium pigrum
(Watson, 1880)
Synonyms [1]

Cerithium (Bittium) pigrumWatson, 1880
Cerithium pigrumWatson, 1880

Contents

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

Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 9.1 mm. [2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 183 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 274 m. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Bittium pigrum (Watson, 1880) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 May 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 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.