Ceratostoma burnetti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Ceratostoma burnettii
Natural colored Ceratostoma burnetti shell alongside albino variant
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Ceratostoma
Species:
C. burnettii
Binomial name
Ceratostoma burnettii
(Adams & Reeve, 1849)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cerastoma burnettii (Reeve, 1849)
  • Murex burnetti Adams & Reeve, 1849
  • Murex coreanicum A. Adams, 1854
  • Pterynotus gouldi A. Adams, 1863

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off South Korea.

References

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/* Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp

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