Cerithium guinaicum

Cerithium guinaicum
	Cerithium guinaicum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda; clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily:	Cerithioidea
Family:	Cerithiidae
Genus:	Cerithium
Species:	C. guinaicum
Binomial name
	Cerithium guinaicum; Philippi, 1849
Synonyms[1]
	Cerithium auricoma Schwengel, 1940; Cerithium caribbaeum M. Smith, 1946; Cerithium mitriforme ; Cerithium moenense Gabb, 1881; Cerithium stantoni Dall, 1907; Murex pictus W. Wood, 1828; Thericium auricoma (Schwengel, 1940); Thericium moenense (Gabb, 1881); Thericium stantoni (Dall, 1907)

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

Distribution

The distribution of Cerithium guinaicum includes the North America.[2]

The maximum recorded shell length is 45 mm.[3]

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 20 m.[3]

Cerithium guinaicum Philippi, 1849. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
Cerithium guinaicum. sealifebase.org, accessed 9 January 2011.
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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