Cerithium echinatum

Cerithium echinatum
Five views of a shell of Cerithium echinatum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Family:	Cerithiidae
Genus:	Cerithium
Species:	C. echinatum
Binomial name
Cerithium echinatum Lamarck, 1822

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

Description

This snail's shell has a short siphonal canal. The shell has spiral rows of bumps as well as reddish-brown dashes. It has been found at 53mm in size.^[2]

Distribution

The distribution of Cerithium echinatum includes the Indo-Pacific.^[3] It is found off the southern African coast at northern KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique in 15-30m of water.

References

1. Cerithium echinatum Lamarck, 1822. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 January 2011.
2. Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. 2005. Offshore Shells of Southern Africa ISBN 0-620-33607-2
3. Cerithium echinatum. sealifebase.org, accessed 9 January 2011.

External links

• Image from Natural History Museum Rotterdam: [1]