Cerithium atratum

Author
(Born, 1778)
Common Names
  • Dark Cerith
  • Florida Cerith

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Min Depth
0 meters
Max Depth
91 meters
Overall Geographic Range
N. Carolina to Brazil; Eastern Atlantic
Habitat-Biology
  • benthic
  • grazer
  • seagrass
  • soft substrate (muds, sands, clays)
  • coral reef
  • marine
  • lagoon
  • intertidal
Microhabitat
  • rock
  • sand
  • seagrass
  • pool
References

  • Andrews, J. 1977. Shells and Shores of Texas. University of Texas Press, Austin. xx + 365 pp., [4] pls.

  • Houbrick, R. S. 1974. The genus Cerithium in the Western Atlantic. Johnsonia 5(50): 33–84.

  • Lyons, W. G. 1989b. Nearshore marine ecology at Hutchinson Island, Florida: 1971–1974. XI. Mollusks. Florida Marine Research Publications 47: iv + 131 pp.

  • Pilsbry, H. A., and C. G. Aguayo. 1933. Marine and freshwater mollusks new to the fauna of Cuba. The Nautilus 46(3–4): 116–123, pl. 6.

  • Vokes, H. E., and E. H. Vokes. 1983. Distribution of shallow-water marine Mollusca, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Middle American Research Institute Publication 54: viii + 183.

Species Notes

None noted.

Source

Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

GulfBase Citation

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org, 05-12-2024.

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