| Cerithium matukense | |
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| Shell of Cerithium matukense (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
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| Species: | C. matukense |
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| Cerithium matukense Watson, 1880 | |
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Cerithium (Proclava) matukense(Watson, 1880) Contents | |
Cerithium matukense is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae. [1]
The shell is turreted, slender and elongate, with 15-23 straight-sided whorls with an apical angle of 20 degrees. [2] The shell can reach 70.5 mm length and 18.2 mm width. [2] The snail itself has a short, wide snout with thick cephalic tentacles and tiny black eyes. [2]
This marine species occurs in the western Pacific and the Indian Ocean, near the Philippines, Fiji, New Caledonia, Borneo, Guam, and the Kermadecs, and has been found near Hawaii. [2]
They are thought to eat algae and detritus. [2]
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