Species of gastropod
Cerithium atratum
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Cerithium atratum shells
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Scientific classification
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Domain:
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Eukaryota
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Kingdom:
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Animalia
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Phylum:
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Mollusca
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Class:
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Gastropoda
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Subclass:
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Caenogastropoda
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Family:
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Cerithiidae
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Genus:
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Cerithium
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Species:
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C. atratum
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Binomial name
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Cerithium atratum
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Synonyms[1]
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List
- Cerithium (Thericium) preatratum Olsson & Harbison, 1953
- Cerithium (Thericium) vicinia Olsson & Harbison, 1953
- Cerithium antillarum Mörch, 1876
- Cerithium atratum var. tenuis Mörch, 1876
- Cerithium caudatum G.B. Sowerby II, 1855
- Cerithium floridanum Mörch, 1876
- Cerithium floridanum leonensis Mansfield, 1930
- Cerithium floridanum var. cruzana Usticke, 1959
- Cerithium graciliforme G.B. Sowerby II, 1865
- Cerithium peratratum
- Cerithium striatissimum G.B. Sowerby II, 1855
- Cerithium subatratum Kobelt, 1898
- Cerithium umbonatum G.B. Sowerby II, 1855
- Murex atratus Born, 1778
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Cerithium atratum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae.[1]
Distribution
The distribution of Cerithium atratum includes the Western Atlantic.[2]
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 50 mm.[3]
Habitat
The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; the maximum recorded depth is 91 m.[3]