Cerithium alutaceum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae.[1]

Cerithium alutaceum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Cerithiidae
Genus: Cerithium
Species:
C. alutaceum
Binomial name
Cerithium alutaceum
(Gould, 1861)
Synonyms
  • Bittium alutaceum Gould, 1861 (original combination)
  • Bittium numamuranum Yokoyama, 1925
  • Bittium perpusillum Tryon, 1887
  • Cerithiopsis hilaris Yokoyama, 1924
  • Cerithium lineatum Tryon, 1887 (invalid: junior homonym of Cerithium lineatum Lamarck, 1822)
  • Cerithium sergentum Jousseaume, 1931
  • Cerithium stigmosum Gould, 1861

Description

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Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the China Seas
and in Queensland, Australia.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cerithium alutaceum (Gould, 1861). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1027152 on 2020-06-13
  • Jousseaume F. (1931 ["1930"]) Cerithiidae de la Mer Rouge. Journal de Conchyliologie 74(4): 270–296.
  • Yokoyama M. (1924). Molluscan remains from the lowest part of the Jo-ban coal-field. Journal of the College of Science, Imperial University of Tokyo. 45(3): 1–22, pls 1–5
  • Yokoyama M. (1925). Molluscan remains from the uppermost part of the Joban coalfield. Journal of the College of Science, Imperial University, Tōkyō. 45(5): 1-34, pls 1–6.
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