Cerithium coralium

Cerithium coralium is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae.[1]

Cerithium coralium
A shell of Cerithium coralium

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily:
Cerithioidea
Family:
Cerithiidae
Genus:
Cerithium
Species:
C. coralium
Binomial name
Cerithium coralium
Kiener, 1841
Synonyms[1]

Cerithium (Thericium) coralium Kiener, 1841
Cerithium duffieldi Iredale, 1929
Cerithium granosum Kiener, 1841
Cerithium ickei Martin, 1914
Cerithium mitraeforme G.B. Sowerby II, 1855
Cerithium nanggulanense Vignal, 1929
Cerithium ustum Hombron & Jacquinot, 1852
Clypeomorus coralium (Kiener, 1841)

Description

Distribution

The distribution of Cerithium coralium includes the Indo-West Pacific.[2]

References
  1. Cerithium coralium Kiener, 1841. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  2. Cerithium coralium. sealifebase.org, accessed 9 January 2011.


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