Cerithium atratum

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  • Cerithium (Thericium) preatratum Olsson & Harbison, 1953
  • Cerithium (Thericium) vicinia Olsson & Harbison, 1953
  • Cerithium antillarum Mörch, 1876
  • Cerithium atratum var. tenuis Mörch, 1876
  • Cerithium caudatum G.B. Sowerby II, 1855
  • Cerithium floridanum Mörch, 1876
  • Cerithium floridanum leonensis Mansfield, 1930
  • Cerithium floridanum var. cruzana Usticke, 1959
  • Cerithium graciliforme G.B. Sowerby II, 1865
  • Cerithium peratratum
  • Cerithium striatissimum G.B. Sowerby II, 1855
  • Cerithium subatratum Kobelt, 1898
  • Cerithium umbonatum G.B. Sowerby II, 1855
  • Murex atratus Born, 1778

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Cerithium atratum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae.{{WRMS species|224572|Cerithium atratum (Born, 1778)||17 May 2010}}

Distribution

The distribution of Cerithium atratum includes the Western Atlantic.[http://sealifebase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?genusname=Cerithium&speciesname=atratum Cerithium atratum]. sealifebase.org, accessed 9 January 2011.

  • Brazil
  • Belize

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 50 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; the maximum recorded depth is 91 m.

References

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Category:Cerithiidae

Category:Gastropods described in 1778