Bittium delicatum

Bittium delicatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda; clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily:	Cerithioidea
Family:	Cerithiidae
Genus:	Bittium
Species:	B. delicatum
Binomial name
	Bittium delicatum; (Watson, 1880)
Synonyms[1]
	Cerithium (Bittium) delicatum Watson, 1880

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

Distribution

The maximum recorded shell length is 3.4 mm.[2]

Minimum recorded depth is 183 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 274 m.[2]

Bittium delicatum (Watson, 1880). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLOS One 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.

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