Cerithium zebrum
Cerithium zebrum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae.[1] Cerithium zebrum is also commonly named zebra horn.[2]
| Cerithium zebrum | |
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| Shell of Cerithium zebrum (syntype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Family: | Cerithiidae |
| Genus: | Cerithium |
| Species: | C. zebrum |
| Binomial name | |
| Cerithium zebrum Kiener, 1841 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Bittium zebrum (Kiener, 1841) | |
Description
Cerithium zebrum has a distinctive growth to its shell where it starts as a solitary spiral cord that progressively strengthens over time giving its more pronounced spiral shell.[3] There are numerous threads within its shell that differentiate in toughness since when they form a keel it tends to have more fragile ribs or axial riblets due to its one spiral strand.[3] Its shell reaches about 7mm in length. Coming in many different colors from brown to beige, salmon, and even mauve. They also have a variable design that the shell has between being banded and unbanded.[4]
Distribution & Habitat
The distribution of Cerithium zebrum includes the Western Central Pacific.[5] The primary habitat of Cerithium zebrum is found among the rocky shores of the rugged and ever-changing conditions of the intertidal zone or tidal pools.[2] It's also said they can be found among the anchialine ponds which are in other words brackish water. (Brackish water is a mix between fresh and saltwater).[6]
- Guam[5]
- Hawaii
- American Samoa
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Indonesia
- Philippines
References
- Cerithium zebrum Kiener, 1841. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
- Kay, E. Alison (1979). Hawaiian marine shells. Honolulu, Hawaii: Bishop Museum Press. ISBN 0-910240-26-4. OCLC 5954550.
- Hoover, John P. (1998). Hawai'i's sea creatures : a guide to Hawai'i's marine invertebrates. [Honolulu, Hawaii]: Mutual Pub. ISBN 1-56647-220-2. OCLC 41975146.
- "Phylogenetic relationships and generic review of the Bittiinae (Prosobranchia: Cerithioidea)".
- Cerithium zebrum. sealifebase.org, accessed 9 January 2011.
- "THE ATOLL OF FUNAFUTI, ELLICE GROUP : ITS ZOOLOGY, BOTANY, ETHNOLOGY AND GENERAL STRUCTURE BASED ON COLLECTIONS MADE BY CHARLES HEDLEY OF THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM, SYDNEY, N.S.W."
- Hasegawa K. (2017). Family Cerithiidae. Pp. 788-793, in: T. Okutani (ed.), Marine Mollusks in Japan, ed. 2. 2 vols. Tokai University Press. 1375 pp.
External links
- Gould A.A. (1849). [Descriptions of new species of shells, brought home by the U. S. Exploring Expedition. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. 3: 83-85, 89-92, 106-108, 118-121 [May 1849], 140-144]
- Deshayes G.P. (1863). Catalogue des mollusques de l'île de la Réunion (Bourbon). Pp. 1-144. In Maillard, L. (Ed.) Notes sur l'Ile de la Réunion. Dentu, Paris
- Melvill J.C. & Standen R. (1895) Notes on a collection of shells from Lifu and Uvea, Loyalty Islands, formed by the Rev. James and Mrs. Hadfield, with list of species. Journal of Conchology 8: 84–132, 3 pls
- Crosse H. (1863). [Book review of Catalogue des mollusques de l'île de la Réunion (Bourbon), par M. G.P. Deshayes. Journal de Conchyliologie. 11(4): 394-401]
- Houbrick R.S. (1993) Two confusing Indo-Pacific cerithiids. The Nautilus 107(1): 14-23
- Smith E.A. (1903). A list of species of Mollusca from South Africa, forming an Appendix to G. B. Sowerby's "Marine Shells of South Africa". Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 5(6): 354-402, pl. 15
