Cerithium punctatum

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

Cerithium punctatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily:
Cerithioidea
Family:
Cerithiidae
Genus:
Cerithium
Species:
C. punctatum
Binomial name
Cerithium punctatum
Bruguière, 1792
Synonyms[1]

Cerithium (Liocerithium) piperitum G.B. Sowerby II, 1855
Cerithium (Semivertagus) alveolus Hombron & Jacquinot, 1852
Cerithium (Semivertagus) piperitum G.B. Sowerby II, 1855
Cerithium (Thericium) alveolus Hombron & Jacquinot, 1852
Cerithium alveolus Hombron & Jacquinot, 1852
Cerithium piperitum G.B. Sowerby II, 1855
Lampania piperita (G.B. Sowerby II, 1855)

Distribution

The distribution of Cerithium punctatum includes the Western Central Pacific.[2]

References
  1. Cerithium punctatum Bruguière, 1792. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  2. Cerithium punctatum. sealifebase.org, accessed 9 January 2011.

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