Cerithium rostratum

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

Cerithium rostratum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily:
Cerithioidea
Family:
Cerithiidae
Genus:
Cerithium
Species:
C. rostratum
Binomial name
Cerithium rostratum
A. Adams in G.B. Sowerby II, 1855
Synonyms[1]

Cerithium (Ischnocerithium) rostratum A. Adams in G.B. Sowerby II, 1855
Cerithium (Ptychocerithium) rostratum A. Adams in G.B. Sowerby II, 1855
Cerithium albovaricosum E.A. Smith, 1884
Cerithium amabile Bayle, 1880
Cerithium gracile Pease, 1861
Colina (Ischnocerithium) rostrata (A. Adams in G.B. Sowerby II, 1855)

Description

Distribution

The distribution of Cerithium rostratum includes the Western Central Pacific.[2]

References
  1. Cerithium rostratum A. Adams in G.B. Sowerby II, 1855. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  2. Cerithium rostratum. sealifebase.org, accessed 9 January 2011.


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