Cenchritis muricatus

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Cenchritis muricatus
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Five views of a shell of Cenchritis muricatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Littorinoidea
Family:
Littorinidae
Genus:
Cenchritis
Species:
C. muricatus
Binomial name
Cenchritis muricatus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms [1]
  • Tectarius muricatus(Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Trochus muricatusLinnaeus, 1758
  • Turbo muricatusLinnaeus, 1758

Cenchritis muricatus is a species of sea snail in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles. It occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles. [1] It is known commonly as the beaded periwinkle. [2]

This snail often crawls out of the water and climbs vertical rocky cliffs to heights of over 14 meters, where it avoids desiccation and overheating by hiding in moist crevices. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Reid, D. G. (2014). Cenchritis muricatus (Linnaeus, 1758). World Register of Marine Species. Accessed 2 September 2014.
  2. ↑ Díaz-Ferguson, E., et al. (2012). Genetic structure and connectivity patterns of two Caribbean rocky-intertidal gastropods. Journal of Molluscan Studies 78(1) 112-18.
  3. ↑ Judge, M. L., et al. (2009). Life in the supralittoral fringe: Microhabitat choice, mobility and growth in the tropical periwinkle Cenchritis (=Tectarius) muricatus (Linneaus [sic], 1758). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 369(2) 148–54.

Further reading

Cenchritis muricatus (beaded periwinkle snails), grazing in the supratidal rocky shore zone, San Salvador Island, Bahamas Cenchritis muricatus (beaded periwinkle snails) Bahamas.jpg
Cenchritis muricatus (beaded periwinkle snails), grazing in the supratidal rocky shore zone, San Salvador Island, Bahamas


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