Cerithium muscarum

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

Cerithium muscarum
Cerithium muscarum shell
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily:
Cerithioidea
Family:
Cerithiidae
Genus:
Cerithium
Species:
C. muscarum
Binomial name
Cerithium muscarum
Say, 1832
Synonyms[1]

Cerithium (Vertagus) stercusmuscarum Mörch, 1876
Cerithium (Vertagus) stercusmuscarum var. minor Mörch, 1876
Cerithium callisoma Dall, 1892
Cerithium muscarum pacei Petuch, 1987
Cerithium muscarum var. protracta Vignal, 1902
Cerithium notatum Menke, 1828
Thericium chara Pilsbry, 1949

Distribution

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

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 26 mm.[3]

Habitat

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

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References
  1. Cerithium muscarum Say, 1832. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  2. Cerithium muscarum. sealifebase.org, accessed 9 January 2011.
  3. 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.
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