Cerithium caeruleum
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| Five views of a shell of Cerithium caeruleum | |
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| Species: | C. caeruleum
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| Cerithium caeruleum G.B. Sowerby II, 1855
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Cerithium caeruleum, the Cerith sand snail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae.[1]
Distribution[]
This species is widespread in the tropical Indo-Pacific (Red Sea, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Tanzania and Western India).[1][2][3]
Shell of Cerithium caeruleum from Tanzania
Habitat[]
These sea snails live in rocky shores in the mid-eulittoral zone and deeper.[1]
Description[]
Shells of Cerithium caeruleum can reach a length of 20–40 millimetres (0.79–1.57 in).[2] These shells show a few rows of nodules and tiny beads on whorls. The external surface of the shell may be brown, greyish-white or greenish, with a white aperture.[1]
Bibliography[]
- Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Contribution à l'étude de la faune de Madagascar: Mollusca marina testacea. Faune des colonies françaises, III (fasc. 4). Société d'Editions géographiques, maritimes et coloniales: Paris. 321–636
- Hamlyn Guide to Shells of the World, p. 54
- Alain Robin - Encyclopedia of Marine Gastropods, p. 64/10
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Cerithium caeruleum G. B. Sowerby II, 1855". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Cerithium caeruleum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- ^ "Cerithium caeruleum G.B. Sowerby II, 1855". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
External links[]
Categories:
- Cerithiidae
- Gastropods described in 1855
- Cerithiidae stubs