Cerithium echinatum

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Cerithium echinatum
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Two views of a shell of Cerithium echinatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily:
Cerithioidea
Family:
Cerithiidae
Genus:
Cerithium
Species:
C. echinatum
Binomial name
Cerithium echinatum
Lamarck, 1822

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

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Description

This snail's shell has a short siphonal canal. The shell has spiral rows of bumps as well as reddish-brown dashes. It has been found at 53mm in size. [2]

Distribution

The distribution of Cerithium echinatum includes the Indo-Pacific. [3] It is found off the southern African coast at northern KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique in 15-30m of water.

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References

  1. ↑ Cerithium echinatum Lamarck, 1822 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 9 January 2011.
  2. ↑ Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. 2005. Offshore Shells of Southern Africa ISBN   0-620-33607-2
  3. ↑ Cerithium echinatum. sealifebase.org, accessed 9 January 2011.


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