Cerithium interstriatum

Cerithium interstriatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily: Cerithioidea
Family: Cerithiidae
Genus: Cerithium
Species: C. interstriatum
Binomial name
Cerithium interstriatum
G.B. Sowerby II, 1855
Synonyms[1]
  • Ataxocerithium fucatum (Pease, 1861)
  • Cerithium clavis G.B. Sowerby II, 1865 (original combination)
  • Cerithium fucatum Pease, 1861
  • Cerithium thaanumi Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1905

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

Distribution

The distribution of Cerithium interstriatum includes the Western Central Pacific.[2]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 8 mm and 33 mm.

References

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

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