Cerithium muscarum
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Cerithium muscarum shell | |
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Species: | C. muscarum
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Cerithium muscarum Say, 1832
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Cerithium (Vertagus) stercusmuscarum Mörch, 1876 |
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/SeaSnails.ogv/300px--SeaSnails.ogv.jpg)
50 second video of snails (most likely Natica chemnitzi and Cerithium muscarum) feeding on the sea floor in the Gulf of California, Puerto Peñasco, Mexico
Cerithium muscarum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae.[1]
Distribution
The distribution of Cerithium muscarum includes the Western Central Atlantic.[2]
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 26 mm.[3]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 18 m.[3]
References
- ^ a b Cerithium muscarum Say, 1832. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
- ^ a b c Cerithium muscarum[permanent dead link]. sealifebase.org, accessed 9 January 2011.
- ^ a b c 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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