Ceraesignum maximum is a species of gastropods belonging to the family Vermetidae.[1]

Ceraesignum maximum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Vermetidae
Genus: Ceraesignum
Species:
C. maximum
Binomial name
Ceraesignum maximum
(Sowerby I, 1825)

The species is found in Indian and Pacific Ocean.[1] It lives on coral reefs and is edible. Distinct genetic populations exist due to oceanic isolation. [2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ceraesignum maximum (G.B.Sowerby I, 1825)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  2. ^ Soliman, Taha; Fernandez-Silva, Iria; Kise, Hiroki; Kurihara, Haruko; Reimer, James Davis (1 December 2019). "Population differentiation across small distances in a coral reef-associated vermetid (Ceraesignum maximum) in Palau". Coral Reefs. 38 (6): 1159–1172. doi:10.1007/s00338-019-01849-x. ISSN 1432-0975. S2CID 201105798. Retrieved 19 February 2022.