Cerithium munitum
{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}
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| image_caption =Cerithium munitum Sowerby, 1855
| taxon = Cerithium munitum
| authority = G.B. Sowerby II, 1855
| synonyms = Cerithium audouini Bayle, 1880
Cerithium boettgeri Icke & Martin, 1907
Cerithium dautzenbergi Vignal, 1902
Cerithium ickei Vignal, 1908
Cerithium proditum Bayle, 1880
Cerithium pyramidatum Hombron & Jacquinot, 1852
Cerithium sucaradjanum Martin, 1899
Cerithium talahabense Martin, 1899
Cerithium vandervlerki van der Vlerk, 1931
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Cerithium munitum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae, the ceriths.{{WRMS species|473108|Cerithium munitum G.B. Sowerby II, 1855||17 May 2010}}
Description and Biology
Found at depths from subtidal to 10 m on reefs in sand and dead coral. Members of the order Neotaenioglossa are mostly gonochoric and broadcast spawners. Life cycle: Embryos develop into planktonic trochophore larvae and later into juvenile veligers before becoming fully grown adults.{{Cite web|title=Cerithium munitum Sowerby, 1855|url=https://www.sealifebase.ca/summary/Cerithium-munitum.html}}
Distribution
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Category:Gastropods described in 1855
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