Cerithium echinatum
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| authority = Lamarck, 1822
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Cerithium echinatum is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae.{{WRMS species|216669|Cerithium echinatum Lamarck, 1822||9 January 2011}}
Description
This snail's shell has a short siphonal canal. The shell has spiral rows of bumps as well as reddish-brown dashes. It has been found at 53mm in size.Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. 2005. Offshore Shells of Southern Africa {{ISBN|0-620-33607-2}}
Distribution
The distribution of Cerithium echinatum includes the Indo-Pacific.[http://sealifebase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?genusname=Cerithium&speciesname=echinatum Cerithium echinatum]. sealifebase.org, accessed 9 January 2011.
It is found off the southern African coast at northern KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique in 15-30m of water.
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External links
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- Image from Natural History Museum Rotterdam: [https://web.archive.org/web/20101006061732/http://www.nmr-pics.nl/Cerithiidae/album/index.html]
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Category:Taxa named by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
Category:Gastropods described in 1822
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