Cerithium muscarum

Cerithium muscarum
Cerithium muscarum shell
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Family:	Cerithiidae
Genus:	Cerithium
Species:	C. muscarum
Binomial name
Cerithium muscarum Say, 1832
Synonyms [1]
Cerithium (Vertagus) stercusmuscarumMörch, 1876 Cerithium (Vertagus) stercusmuscarum var. minorMörch, 1876 Cerithium callisomaDall, 1892 Cerithium muscarum paceiPetuch, 1987 Cerithium muscarum var. protractaVignal, 1902 Cerithium notatumMenke, 1828 Thericium charaPilsbry, 1949

Cerithium muscarum , also known as the flyspeck cerith, is a species of sea snail in the family Cerithiidae. ^{[1] [2]}

Distribution

The distribution of Cerithium muscarum includes the Western Central Atlantic, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean: ^{[1] [2]}

• USA
• Mexico
• Cuba
• Jamaica
• Belize
• Honduras

50 second video of snails (most likely Natica chemnitzi and Cerithium muscarum) feeding on the sea floor in the Gulf of California, Puerto Peñasco, Mexico

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 26 mm (1.0 in). ^[3]

Habitat

Cerithium muscarum has been recorded at depths between 0 and 18 m (0 and 59 ft). ^[3]

References

1. Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.). "Cerithium muscarum Say, 1832". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 30 May 2024.
2. Palomares ML, Pauly D, eds. (2024). "Cerithium muscarum" in SeaLifeBase. March 2024 version.
3. Welch, John J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and deep-sea gastropods: re-examining the evidence". PLoS ONE. 5 (1) e8776. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0008776 . PMID   20098740.