Cerithium lutosum

Cerithium lutosum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Family:	Cerithiidae
Genus:	Cerithium
Species:	C. lutosum
Binomial name
Cerithium lutosum Menke, 1828
Synonyms [1]
Cerithium alabastrumMörch, 1876 Cerithium bermudaeG.B. Sowerby II, 1865 Cerithium erienseKiener, 1841 Cerithium ferrugineumSay, 1832 Cerithium lutuosum Cerithium megasomaC.B. Adams, 1850 Cerithium mutabileC.B. Adams, 1845 Cerithium nigrinumPhilippi, 1848 Cerithium rissoidae Cerithium rissoideG.B. Sowerby II, 1865 Cerithium rissoiide Cerithium sagraed'Orbigny, 1847 Cerithium sagrae var. pallidaMörch, 1876 Cerithium thomasiaeG.B. Sowerby II, 1865 Cerithium variabileC.B. Adams, 1845 Cerithium variabile var. calcareaUsticke, 1959 Cerithium versicolorC.B. Adams, 1850 Cerithium versicolor var. griseaMörch, 1876 Pyrazus (Lampanella) eriensis var. minorMörch, 1876 Thericium biminiensePilsbry & McGinty, 1949

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

Distribution

The distribution of Cerithium lutosum includes the North America. ^[2]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 20 mm. ^[3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. ^[3] Maximum recorded depth is 8 m. ^[3]

References

1. Cerithium lutosum Menke, 1828 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 May 2010.
2. Cerithium lutosum. sealifebase.org, accessed 9 January 2011.
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 .