Cerithium litteratum

Author
(Born, 1778)
Common Names
  • Stocky Cerith

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Cerithium litteratum
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HRI-UNAM-BDMY
1
Min Depth
0 meters
Max Depth
88 meters
Overall Geographic Range
North Carolina to Brazil
Habitat-Biology
  • benthic
  • grazer
  • offshore banks in northern Gulf of Mexico
  • seagrass
  • coral reef
  • marine
Microhabitat
  • coral rock
  • sand
  • rock
  • reef massif
  • coral
  • patch
References

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

  • Lipka, D. A. 1974. Mollusks. Pp. 141–196 in T. J. Bright and L. H. Pequegnat, eds. Biota of the West Flower Garden Bank. Gulf Publishing Company, Houston, Texas.

  • Moore, D. R. 1958b. Notes on Blanquilla Reef, the most northerly coral formation in the Western Gulf of Mexico. Institute Marine Science 5: 151–155.

  • Parker, R. H., and J. R. Curray. 1956. Fauna and bathymetry of banks on continental shelf, northwest Gulf of Mexico. Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists 40(10): 2428–2439.

  • 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, 05-08-2024.

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