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

Cerithium lutosum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Cerithiidae
Genus: Cerithium
Species:
C. lutosum
Binomial name
Cerithium lutosum
Menke, 1828
Synonyms[1]

Cerithium alabastrum Mörch, 1876
Cerithium bermudae G.B. Sowerby II, 1865
Cerithium eriense Kiener, 1841
Cerithium ferrugineum Say, 1832
Cerithium lutuosum
Cerithium megasoma C.B. Adams, 1850
Cerithium mutabile C.B. Adams, 1845
Cerithium nigrinum Philippi, 1848
Cerithium rissoidae
Cerithium rissoide G.B. Sowerby II, 1865
Cerithium rissoiide
Cerithium sagrae d'Orbigny, 1847
Cerithium sagrae var. pallida Mörch, 1876
Cerithium thomasiae G.B. Sowerby II, 1865
Cerithium variabile C.B. Adams, 1845
Cerithium variabile var. calcarea Usticke, 1959
Cerithium versicolor C.B. Adams, 1850
Cerithium versicolor var. grisea Mörch, 1876
Pyrazus (Lampanella) eriensis var. minor Mörch, 1876
Thericium biminiense Pilsbry & McGinty, 1949

Distribution

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The distribution of Cerithium lutosum includes the North America.[2]

Description

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The maximum recorded shell length is 20 mm.[3]

Habitat

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Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 8 m.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Cerithium lutosum Menke, 1828. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  2. ^ Cerithium lutosum. sealifebase.org, accessed 9 January 2011.
  3. ^ a b c Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLOS One 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.