Cerithium atratum

Last updated

Cerithium atratum
Cerithium atratum, Ubatuba - Brazil - 2000.jpg
Cerithium atratum shells
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Cerithiidae
Genus: Cerithium
Species:
C. atratum
Binomial name
Cerithium atratum
(Born, 1778)
Synonyms [1]
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

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

Contents

Distribution

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

References

  1. 1 2 Cerithium atratum (Born, 1778) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 May 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 Cerithium atratum. sealifebase.org, accessed 9 January 2011.
  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 .
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.