Bittium pigrum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae.[1]
| Bittium pigrum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Family: | Cerithiidae |
| Genus: | Bittium |
| Species: | B. pigrum
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| Binomial name | |
| Bittium pigrum (Watson, 1880)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Cerithium (Bittium) pigrum Watson, 1880 | |
Distribution
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Description
editHabitat
editMinimum recorded depth is 183 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 274 m.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Bittium pigrum (Watson, 1880). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
- ^ a b c Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLOS One 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.