Cerithium lindae
Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cerithium lindae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae.[1]
| Cerithium lindae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Family: | Cerithiidae |
| Genus: | Cerithium |
| Species: | C. lindae |
| Binomial name | |
| Cerithium lindae Petuch, 1987 | |
Distribution
Locus typicus: "Peanut Island, Palm Beach Inlet of Lake Worth, West Palm Beach, Florida, USA."[2]
Description
Original description: "Shell small for genus, very elongated, with rounded whorls; whorls without varices, circular in cross-section; cylindrical in shape, siphonal canal short, open, barely developed; outer lip flaring, thickened, producing single varix (on adult specimens); aperture round; body whorl sculptured with 9-12 large beaded cords; subsutural beaded cord often largest, separated from other body whorl cords by narrow gap without sculpturing; shell color grayish-white with beads on spiral cords being black; inner edge of lip with evenly-spaced black dots; cords often with one white bead between two black beads, producing a tessellated appearance; interior of aperture white."[3]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[4] Maximum recorded depth is 0 m.[4]
References
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