Cerithium madreporicola
| Cerithium madreporicola | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Sorbeoconcha |
| Superfamily: | Cerithioidea |
| Family: | Cerithiidae |
| Genus: | Cerithium |
| Species: | C. madreporicola |
| Binomial name | |
| Cerithium madreporicola Jousseaume, 1930 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Cerithium madreporicolum | |
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.
Distribution
The distribution of Cerithium madreporicola includes the Red Sea.
References
- 1 2 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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