Cerithium echinatum | |
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Two views of a shell of Cerithium echinatum | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
(unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Sorbeoconcha |
Superfamily: | Cerithioidea |
Family: | Cerithiidae |
Genus: | Cerithium |
Species: | C. echinatum |
Binomial name | |
Cerithium echinatum Lamarck, 1822 |
Cerithium echinatum is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae.
This snail's shell has a short siphonal canal. The shell has spiral rows of bumps as well as reddish-brown dashes. It has been found at 53mm in size.
The distribution of Cerithium echinatum includes the Indo-Pacific. It is found off the southern African coast at northern KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique in 15-30m of water.