Cerithium muscarum

Cerithium muscarum
	Cerithium muscarum shell
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Family:	Cerithiidae
Genus:	Cerithium
Species:	C. muscarum
Binomial name
	Cerithium muscarum; Say, 1832
Synonyms
	Cerithium (Vertagus) stercusmuscarum Mörch, 1876; Cerithium (Vertagus) stercusmuscarum var. minor Mörch, 1876; Cerithium callisoma Dall, 1892; Cerithium muscarum pacei Petuch, 1987; Cerithium muscarum var. protracta Vignal, 1902; Cerithium notatum Menke, 1828; Thericium chara Pilsbry, 1949

Cerithium muscarum , also known as the flyspeck cerith, is a species of sea snail in the family Cerithiidae.^[1]^[2]

Distribution

The distribution of Cerithium muscarum includes the Western Central Atlantic, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean:^[1]^[2]

USA
Mexico
Cuba
Jamaica
Belize
Honduras

50 second video of snails (most likely Natica chemnitzi and Cerithium muscarum) feeding on the sea floor in the Gulf of California, Puerto Peñasco, Mexico

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 26 mm (1.0 in).^[3]

Habitat

Cerithium muscarum has been recorded at depths between 0 and 18 m (0 and 59 ft).^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.). "Cerithium muscarum Say, 1832". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
^ ^a ^b Palomares ML, Pauly D, eds. (2024). "Cerithium muscarum" in SeaLifeBase. March 2024 version.
^ ^a ^b Welch, John J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and deep-sea gastropods: re-examining the evidence". PLoS ONE. 5 (1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776. PMID 20098740.

[WoRMS-1] Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.). "Cerithium muscarum Say, 1832". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 30 May 2024.

[sealifebase-2] Palomares ML, Pauly D, eds. (2024). "Cerithium muscarum" in SeaLifeBase. March 2024 version.

[Welch_2010-3] Welch, John J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and deep-sea gastropods: re-examining the evidence". PLoS ONE. 5 (1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776. PMID 20098740.

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