Cerithium madreporicola is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae.[1]
| Cerithium madreporicola | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Family: | Cerithiidae |
| Genus: | Cerithium |
| Species: | C. madreporicola
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| Binomial name | |
| Cerithium madreporicola Jousseaume, 1930
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Cerithium madreporicolum | |
The true Cerithium madreporicola is a fossil species known only from raised Quaternary reefs in the Red Sea. The name has been applied in error to a Recent species from the Philippines and Indonesia, which has later been named as Cerithium kreukelorum.
Description edit
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Distribution edit
The distribution of Cerithium madreporicola includes the Red Sea.
References edit
- ^ a b Cerithium madreporicola Jousseaume, 1930. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
- Jousseaume F. (1931 ["1930"]) Cerithiidae de la Mer Rouge. Journal de Conchyliologie 74(4): 270–296. [Posthumous work edited by E. Lamy; Published 9 February 1931] page(s): 275