Cerithium salebrosum

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

Cerithium salebrosum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily:
Cerithioidea
Family:
Cerithiidae
Genus:
Cerithium
Species:
C. salebrosum
Binomial name
Cerithium salebrosum

Description

Cerithium salebrosum has a spiraling conical shell that can be colored white, gray, black, or brown.

Distribution

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

References
  1. Cerithium salebrosum G.B. Sowerby II, 1855. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  2. Cerithium salebrosum. sealifebase.org, accessed 9 January 2011.


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