Clypeomorus batillariaeformis, common name : the necklace or channeled cerith, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae.[1]
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| Diverse shell of Clypeomorus batillariaeformis (museum specimens) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Family: | Cerithiidae |
| Genus: | Clypeomorus |
| Species: | C. batillariaeformis
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| Binomial name | |
| Clypeomorus batillariaeformis Habe & Kosuge, 1966
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Description
editThe spiraled shell can vary between 8 mm and 30 mm in size.
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Distribution
editThe distribution of Cerithium moniliferum includes the Indo-West Pacific.[2] along Japan, the Solomons, the Fiji Islands, Heron Island, Australia,[3] Indonesia[2] and the Philippines; in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar[2] and the Mascarene Basin and in the Red Sea[2]
Life habits
editThese animals form large groups as the tide recedes. Feeding on beach rock at a specific height above average low tide level, the snails slowly move about in clusters, conserving the moisture that allows them to respire out of water.[3]
Parasites
editParasites of Clypeomorus batillariaeformis include Lobatostoma manteri.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ a b Clypeomorus batillariaeformis Habe & Kosuge, 1966. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 February 2011.
- ^ a b c d Cerithium moniliferum. sealifebase.org, accessed 3 May 2009.
- ^ a b Fosberg, F.R.; Thorne, R.F. & Moulton, J.M. (1961): Heron Island, Capricorn Group, Australia. Atoll Research Bulletin 82: 1–16. PDF fulltext Archived 9 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Klaus Rohde. 1998. Effects of Aspidogastrea on the Host. Tree of Life, accessed 3 May 2009.
- ^ Alevs, Philippe V.; Vieira, Fabiano M.; Santos, Cláudia P.; Scholz, Tomáš; Luque, José L. (12 February 2015). "A Checklist of the Aspidogastrea (Platyhelminthes: Trematoda) of the World". Zootaxa. 3918 (3): 339–96. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3918.3.2. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 25781098.
- Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testaces marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
- Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
External links
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- "Clypeomorus batillariaeformis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 9 February 2011.