Cerithium munitum
| Cerithium munitum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Family: | Cerithiidae |
| Genus: | Cerithium |
| Species: | C. munitum
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| Binomial name | |
| Cerithium munitum G.B. Sowerby II, 1855
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Cerithium audouini Bayle, 1880 | |
Cerithium munitum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae, the ceriths.[1]
Description and Biology[edit]
Found at depths from subtidal to 10 m on reefs in sand and dead coral. Members of the order Neotaenioglossa are mostly gonochoric and broadcast spawners. Life cycle: Embryos develop into planktonic trochophore larvae and later into juvenile veligers before becoming fully grown adults.[2]
Distribution[edit]
The distribution of Cerithium munitum includes the Indo-Western Central Pacific.[2][3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Cerithium munitum G.B. Sowerby II, 1855. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
- ^ a b "Cerithium munitum Sowerby, 1855".
- ^ a b c Cerithium munitum. sealifebase.org, Retrieved 9 January 2011.