Cerithium eburneum

Cerithium eburneum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Cerithiidae
Genus: Cerithium
Species:
C. eburneum
Binomial name
Cerithium eburneum
Synonyms[1]

Cerithium algicola C.B. Adams, 1845
Cerithium eburneum aliceae Petuch, 1987
Cerithium eburneum f. minor Mörch, 1876
Cerithium fenestratum G.B. Sowerby II, 1855
Cerithium novaehiberniae A. Adams, 1855
Cerithium planispiratum G.B. Sowerby II, 1855
Cerithium pulicarium Philippi, 1848
Thericium lymani Pilsbry, 1949

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

Distribution

The distribution of Cerithium eburneum includes the Western Central Atlantic.[2]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 43 mm.[3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 18 m.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Cerithium eburneum Bruguière, 1792. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  2. ^ a b c Cerithium eburneum. sealifebase.org, accessed 9 January 2011.
  3. ^ a b c 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.