Cerithium tenellum

Cerithium tenellum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Family:	Cerithiidae
Genus:	Cerithium
Species:	C. tenellum
Binomial name
	Cerithium tenellum; G.B. Sowerby II, 1855
Synonyms
	Cerithium (Clypeomorus) tenellumG.B. Sowerby II, 1855; Cerithium (Thericium) mysteriumHedley, 1917; Cerithium filosumG.B. Sowerby II, 1865; Cerithium mysteriumHedley, 1917; Cerithium novaehiberniaeA. Adams in G.B. Sowerby II, 1855; Cerithium tenuifilosumG.B. Sowerby II, 1866; Cerithium tomliniHedley, 1914

Last updated October 10, 2025

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

Distribution

The distribution of Cerithium tenellum includes the Western Central Pacific.^[2]

Philippines^[2]
Indonesia^[2]

México

References

1 2 Cerithium tenellum G.B. Sowerby II, 1855 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
1 2 3 Cerithium tenellum. sealifebase.org, Retrieved 9 January 2011.

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[WoRMS-1] 1 2 Cerithium tenellum G.B. Sowerby II, 1855 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.

[sealifebase-2] 1 2 3 Cerithium tenellum. sealifebase.org, Retrieved 9 January 2011.

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