Bittiolum varium

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| taxon = Bittiolum varium

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| synonyms = Bittiolum properatum Woodring, 1928
Bittium varium (Pfeiffer, 1840)
Cerithium columellare d'Orbigny, 1847
Cerithium gibberulum C.B. Adams, 1845
Cerithium pallidum Pfeiffer, 1840
Cerithium triseriale Gabb, 1881
Cerithium varium Pfeiffer, 1840
Diastoma varium (Pfeiffer, 1840)

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Bittiolum varium, common name the grass cerith, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae.{{WRMS species|160174|Bittiolum varium (Pfeiffer, 1840)||17 May 2010}}

Distribution

Bittiolum varium occurs in shallow waters ({{convert|0|-|11|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} depth) of the Western Atlantic between the East Coast of the United States (Maryland) and Brazil.{{SeaLifeBase species |genus=Bittiolum |species=varium |month=July |year=2020}}

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 6.5 mm.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}}.

Habitat

The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; maximum recorded depth is 11 m.

References

Category:Cerithiidae

Category:Gastropods described in 1840

Category:Molluscs of the Atlantic Ocean

Category:Taxa named by Ludwig Karl Georg Pfeiffer