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    Cerithium eburneum

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    Cerithium eburneum
    Scientific classification
    Kingdom:
    Animalia
    Phylum:
    Mollusca
    Class:
    Gastropoda
    (unranked):
    clade Caenogastropoda
    clade Sorbeoconcha
    Superfamily:
    Cerithioidea
    Family:
    Cerithiidae
    Genus:
    Cerithium
    Species:
    C. eburneum
    Binomial name
    Cerithium eburneum
    Bruguière, 1792
    Synonyms[1]

    Cerithium algicola C.B. Adams, 1845
    Cerithium eburneum aliceae Petuch, 1987
    Cerithium eburneum f. minor Mörch, 1876
    Cerithium fenestratum G.B. Sowerby II, 1855
    Cerithium novaehiberniae A. Adams, 1855
    Cerithium planispiratum G.B. Sowerby II, 1855
    Cerithium pulicarium Philippi, 1848
    Thericium lymani Pilsbry, 1949

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

    Distribution[edit]

    The distribution of Cerithium eburneum includes the Western Central Atlantic.[2]

    Description[edit]

    The maximum recorded shell length is 43 mm.[3]

    Habitat[edit]

    Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 18 m.[3]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ a b Cerithium eburneum Bruguière, 1792. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
    2. ^ a b c Cerithium eburneum. sealifebase.org, accessed 9 January 2011.
    3. ^ 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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