Cerithium muscarum | |
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Cerithium muscarum shell | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Family: | Cerithiidae |
Genus: | Cerithium |
Species: | C. muscarum
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Binomial name | |
Cerithium muscarum
Say, 1832
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Synonyms [1] | |
Cerithium (Vertagus) stercusmuscarum Mörch, 1876 |
Cerithium muscarum , also known as the flyspeck cerith, is a species of sea snail in the family Cerithiidae. [1] [2]
The distribution of Cerithium muscarum includes the Western Central Atlantic, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean: [1] [2]
The maximum recorded shell length is 26 mm (1.0 in). [3]
Cerithium muscarum has been recorded at depths between 0 and 18 m (0 and 59 ft). [3]