Cerithium rostratum

Taxonomy

Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Protostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Lophotrochozoa ()
        Superphylum: Eutrochozoa ()
        Phylum: Mollusca () - (Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795 - Molluscs
        Class: Gastropoda () - Cuvier, 1795 - Snails and Slugs
        Subclass: Orthogastropoda () - Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
        Superorder: Caenogastropoda () - Cox, 1960
        Order: Caenogastropoda () - Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
        Suborder: Discopoda () - P. Fischer, 1884
        Infraorder: Discopoda ()
        Superfamily: Cerithioidea () - C.a. Fleming, 1822
        Family: Cerithiidae () - Fleming, 1822
        Genus: Cerithium () - Bruguière, 1789
        Specific name: rostratum - Sowerby, 1855
        Scientific name: - Cerithium rostratum

Similar Species

Members of the genus Cerithium

There are approximately 371 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

C. a maculosum · C. acutum · C. adansoni · C. adustum · C. africanum · C. albocoopertum · C. albonodosa · C. albovaricosum · C. alejandroi · C. alternatum · C. alucaster · C. alucastrum · C. aluco · C. alutaceum · C. alveolus · C. americanum · C. angustum · C. armatum · C. articulatum · C. articulatus · C. asper · C. aspersum · C. asperum · C. atratum (Dark Cerith) · C. atromarginatum · C. australis · C. baccatum · C. baeticum · C. balteatum · C. bavayi · C. bayeri · C. bicanaliferum · C. bifasciata · C. bifasciatum · C. binodosum · C. bioekense · C. biokense · C. bittium · C. boblazir · C. boeticum · C. boetidum · C. boettgeri · C. bonei · C. bosquense · C. bouri · C. breve · C. breviculum · C. brevis · C. bronni · C. browni · C. brownii · C. caeruleum · C. calcivelatum · C. caloosaene · C. caloosaense · C. canthinum · C. carbonarium · C. carbonieri · C. caribbaeum · C. caudatum · C. chara · C. chemnitzianum · C. chemnizianum · C. cinctum · C. citrinum · C. clypeomorus · C. coccodes · C. coeruleum · C. colisheapiedes · C. columma · C. columna · C. concisum · C. coralinum · C. coralium · C. corallinum · C. corallium · C. coronatum · C. costata · C. crassilabrum · C. crenatum · C. cylindraceum · C. decheni · C. decollatum · C. denticulatum · C. dialeucum · C. disjunctum · C. dubium · C. ebarneum · C. eburneum (Ivory Cerith) · C. eburneum algicola · C. eburneum eburneum · C. eburnum · C. echinatum · C. egenum · C. egerense · C. elegans · C. eriense · C. erythraeoense · C. erythraeonense · C. erythraeonse

Bibliography

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Okutani, T., 2000, Marine Mollusks in Japan, pg.115.

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Contributors

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 17, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 6 providers.
MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 31, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 17, 2007:

Academy of Natural Sciences, Academy of Natural Sciences Malacology Database
Academy of Natural Sciences, Academy of Natural Sciences OBIS Mollusc Database [Darwin Core]
Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, Academy of Natural Sciences OBIS Mollusc Database
OZCAM
Provider, Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 1908919
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14751948
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1919750