Cerithium munitum

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

Cerithium munitum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily:
Cerithioidea
Family:
Cerithiidae
Genus:
Cerithium
Species:
C. munitum
Binomial name
Cerithium munitum
Synonyms[1]

Cerithium audouini Bayle, 1880
Cerithium boettgeri Icke & Martin, 1907
Cerithium dautzenbergi Vignal, 1902
Cerithium ickei Vignal, 1908
Cerithium proditum Bayle, 1880
Cerithium pyramidatum Hombron & Jacquinot, 1852
Cerithium sucaradjanum Martin, 1899
Cerithium talahabense Martin, 1899
Cerithium vandervlerki van der Vlerk, 1931

Description and Biology

Found at depths from subtidal to 10 m on reefs in sand and dead coral. Members of the order Neotaenioglossa are mostly gonochoric and broadcast spawners. Life cycle: Embryos develop into planktonic trocophore larvae and later into juvenile veligers before becoming fully grown adults.[2]

Distribution

The distribution of Cerithium munitum includes the Indo-Western Central Pacific.[2][3]

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References
  1. Cerithium munitum G.B. Sowerby II, 1855. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  2. "Cerithium munitum Sowerby, 1855".
  3. Cerithium munitum. sealifebase.org, accessed 9 January 2011.


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