Cerithium interstriatum

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

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
Synonyms[1]
  • Ataxocerithium fucatum (Pease, 1861)
  • Cerithium clavis G.B. Sowerby II, 1865 (original combination)
  • Cerithium fucatum Pease, 1861
  • Cerithium thaanumi Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1905

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. Cerithium interstriatum G.B. Sowerby II, 1855. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  2. Cerithium interstriatum. sealifebase.org, accessed 9 January 2011.
  • "Cerithium interstriatum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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