Cerithium munitum
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Species: | C. munitum
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Cerithium munitum G.B. Sowerby II, 1855
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Cerithium audouini Bayle, 1880 |
Cerithium munitum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae, the ceriths.[1]
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]
References[]
- ^ a b Cerithium munitum G.B. Sowerby II, 1855. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
- ^ a b "Cerithium munitum Sowerby, 1855".
- ^ a b c Cerithium munitum. sealifebase.org, Retrieved 9 January 2011.
- Cerithiidae
- Gastropods described in 1855
- Cerithiidae stubs