Cerithium matukense

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

Cerithium matukense
Shell of Cerithium matukense (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Family:	Cerithiidae
Genus:	Cerithium
Species:	C. matukense
Binomial name
Cerithium matukense Watson, 1880
Synonyms[1]
Cerithium (Proclava) matukense (Watson, 1880) Cerithium turritellaeforme Wissema, 1947

Description

The shell is turreted, slender and elongate, with 15-23 straight-sided whorls with an apical angle of 20 degrees.^[2] The shell can reach 70.5 mm length and 18.2 mm width.^[2] The snail itself has a short, wide snout with thick cephalic tentacles and tiny black eyes.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the western Pacific and the Indian Ocean, near the Philippines, Fiji, New Caledonia, Borneo, Guam, and the Kermadecs, and has been found near Hawaii.^[2]

Diet

They are thought to eat algae and detritus.^[2]