Cerithium madreporicola
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| Cerithium madreporicola Jousseaume, 1930
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Cerithium madreporicola is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae.[1]
The true Cerithium madreporicola is a fossil species known only from raised Quaternary reefs in the Red Sea. The name has been applied in error to a Recent species from the Philippines and Indonesia, which has later been named as Cerithium kreukelorum.
Description
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Distribution
The distribution of Cerithium madreporicola includes the Red Sea.
References
- ^ a b Cerithium madreporicola Jousseaume, 1930. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
- Jousseaume F. (1931 ["1930"]) Cerithiidae de la Mer Rouge. Journal de Conchyliologie 74(4): 270–296. [Posthumous work edited by E. Lamy; Published 9 February 1931] page(s): 275
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