Cerithium muscarum
{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}
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| image = Cerithium muscarum (fly-specked cerith snail) (San Salvador Island, Bahamas) 2 (16190664995).jpg
| image_caption = Cerithium muscarum shell
| taxon = Cerithium muscarum
| authority = Say, 1832
| synonyms =
Cerithium (Vertagus) stercusmuscarum Mörch, 1876
Cerithium (Vertagus) stercusmuscarum var. minor Mörch, 1876
Cerithium callisoma Dall, 1892
Cerithium muscarum pacei Petuch, 1987
Cerithium muscarum var. protracta Vignal, 1902
Cerithium notatum Menke, 1828
Thericium chara Pilsbry, 1949
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Cerithium muscarum , also known as the flyspeck cerith, is a species of sea snail in the family Cerithiidae.{{WoRMS |id=419523|title=Cerithium muscarum Say, 1832|db=MolluscaBase |access-date=30 May 2024}}
Distribution
The distribution of Cerithium muscarum includes the Western Central Atlantic, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean:{{SeaLifeBase species |genus=Cerithium |species=muscarum |id= |month=March |year=2024 }}
- USA
- Mexico
- Cuba
- Jamaica
- Belize
- Honduras
File:SeaSnails.ogv and Cerithium muscarum) feeding on the sea floor in the Gulf of California, Puerto Peñasco, Mexico]]
Description
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Category:Molluscs of the Atlantic Ocean
Category:Gastropods described in 1832