Bittiolum alternatum

Bittiolum alternatum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae.^[1]

Bittiolum alternatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Family:	Cerithiidae
Genus:	Bittiolum
Species:	B. alternatum
Binomial name
Bittiolum alternatum (Say, 1822)
Synonyms[1]
Bittium alternatum (Say, 1822) Bittium nigrum (Totten, 1834) Cerithium reticulatum Totten, 1835 Cerithium sayi Gould, 1841 Diastoma alternatum (Say, 1822) Diastoma virginica Henderson & Bartsch, 1914 Pasithea nigra Totten, 1834 Turritella alternata Say, 1822

Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 8.3 mm.^[2]

Habitat

The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m, maximum recorded depth is 37 m.^[2]