Biology:Cerithium atratum
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Cerithium atratum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Family: | Cerithiidae |
| Genus: | Cerithium |
| Species: | C. atratum
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| Binomial name | |
| Cerithium atratum (Born, 1778)
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Cerithium atratum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae.[1]
Distribution
The distribution of Cerithium atratum includes the Western Atlantic.[2]
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 50 mm.[3]
Habitat
The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; the maximum recorded depth is 91 m.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cerithium atratum (Born, 1778). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Cerithium atratum. sealifebase.org, accessed 9 January 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q3137620 entry
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