Biology:Cerithium munitum

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Cerithium munitum
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Cerithiidae
Genus: Cerithium
Species:
C. munitum
Binomial name
Cerithium munitum
G.B. Sowerby II, 1855
Synonyms[1]

Cerithium audouini Bayle, 1880
Cerithium boettgeri Icke & Martin, 1907
Cerithium dautzenbergi Vignal, 1902
Cerithium ickei Vignal, 1908
Cerithium proditum Bayle, 1880
Cerithium pyramidatum Hombron & Jacquinot, 1852
Cerithium sucaradjanum Martin, 1899
Cerithium talahabense Martin, 1899
Cerithium vandervlerki van der Vlerk, 1931

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

Description and Biology

Found at depths from subtidal to 10 m on reefs in sand and dead coral. Members of the order Neotaenioglossa are mostly gonochoric and broadcast spawners. Life cycle: Embryos develop into planktonic trochophore larvae and later into juvenile veligers before becoming fully grown adults.[2]

Distribution

The distribution of Cerithium munitum includes the Indo-Western Central Pacific.[2][3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3703052 entry