Cerithium atratum

Cerithium atratum
	Cerithium atratum shells
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Family:	Cerithiidae
Genus:	Cerithium
Species:	C. atratum
Binomial name
	Cerithium atratum; (Born, 1778)
Synonyms
	List Cerithium (Thericium) preatratumOlsson & Harbison, 1953; Cerithium (Thericium) viciniaOlsson & Harbison, 1953; Cerithium antillarumMörch, 1876; Cerithium atratum var. tenuisMörch, 1876; Cerithium caudatumG.B. Sowerby II, 1855; Cerithium floridanumMörch, 1876; Cerithium floridanum leonensisMansfield, 1930; Cerithium floridanum var. cruzanaUsticke, 1959; Cerithium graciliformeG.B. Sowerby II, 1865; Cerithium peratratum; Cerithium striatissimumG.B. Sowerby II, 1855; Cerithium subatratumKobelt, 1898; Cerithium umbonatumG.B. Sowerby II, 1855; Murex atratusBorn, 1778;

Last updated January 05, 2024

Cerithium atratum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae.^[1]

Distribution

The distribution of Cerithium atratum includes the Western Atlantic.^[2]

Brazil^[2]
Belize^[2]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 50 mm.^[3]

Habitat

The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; the maximum recorded depth is 91 m.^[3]

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References

1 2 Cerithium atratum (Born, 1778) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
1 2 3 Cerithium atratum. sealifebase.org, accessed 9 January 2011.
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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[WoRMS-1] 1 2 Cerithium atratum (Born, 1778) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.

[sealifebase-2] 1 2 3 Cerithium atratum. sealifebase.org, accessed 9 January 2011.

[Welch_2010-3] 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.

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