Biology:Bittium aedonium
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Short description: Species of gastropod
Bittium aedonium | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Family: | Cerithiidae |
Genus: | Bittium |
Species: | B. aedonium
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Binomial name | |
Bittium aedonium (Watson, 1880)
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Synonyms[1] | |
Cerithium aedonium Watson, 1880 |
Bittium aedonium is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae.[1]
Distribution
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 4.3 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 183 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 274 m.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bittium aedonium (Watson, 1880). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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 ☰ Q4919097 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bittium aedonium.
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