Biology:Bittium proteum

Short description: Species of gastropod

Bittium proteum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily:	Cerithioidea
Family:	Cerithiidae
Genus:	Bittium
Species:	B. proteum
Binomial name
Bittium proteum (Jousseaume, 1930)
Synonyms
Cerithium proteum Jousseaume, 1930 Dahlakia jugosa Biggs, 1971 Dahlakia leilae Biggs, 1971 Dahlakia pirenelloides Biggs, 1971 Dahlakia proteum (Jousseaume, 1930) Dahlakia striata Biggs, 1971 Litiopa bucciniformis Hornung & Mermod, 1926

Bittium proteum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae.

Description

The shell size varies between 5 mm and 7 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden and the Mediterranean Sea

References

• Houbrick R. (1978). Redescription of Bittium proteum (Jousseaume, 1930) with comments on its generic placements. The Nautilus 92 (1): 9–11
• Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp
• Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213

Wikidata ☰ Q4919129 entry