Biology:Ceraesignum maximum

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Ceraesignum maximum
Dendropoma maxima Maldives.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Vermetidae
Genus: Ceraesignum
Species:
C. maximum
Binomial name
Ceraesignum maximum
(Sowerby I, 1825)

Ceraesignum maximum is a species of gastropods belonging to the family Vermetidae.[1]

The species is found in Indian and Pacific Ocean.[1] It lives on coral reefs and is edible. Distinct genetic populations exist due to oceanic isolation. [2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Ceraesignum maximum (G.B.Sowerby I, 1825)" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/7927019. 
  2. Soliman, Taha; Fernandez-Silva, Iria; Kise, Hiroki; Kurihara, Haruko; Reimer, James Davis (1 December 2019). "Population differentiation across small distances in a coral reef-associated vermetid (Ceraesignum maximum) in Palau" (in en). Coral Reefs 38 (6): 1159–1172. doi:10.1007/s00338-019-01849-x. ISSN 1432-0975. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00338-019-01849-x. Retrieved 19 February 2022. 

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