Cerithium munitum

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

Cerithium munitum
Cerithium munitum Sowerby, 1855
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Family:	Cerithiidae
Genus:	Cerithium
Species:	C. munitum
Binomial name
Cerithium munitum G.B. Sowerby II, 1855
Synonyms[1]
Cerithium audouini Bayle, 1880 Cerithium boettgeri Icke & Martin, 1907 Cerithium dautzenbergi Vignal, 1902 Cerithium ickei Vignal, 1908 Cerithium proditum Bayle, 1880 Cerithium pyramidatum Hombron & Jacquinot, 1852 Cerithium sucaradjanum Martin, 1899 Cerithium talahabense Martin, 1899 Cerithium vandervlerki van der Vlerk, 1931

Description and Biology

Found at depths from subtidal to 10 m on reefs in sand and dead coral. Members of the order Neotaenioglossa are mostly gonochoric and broadcast spawners. Life cycle: Embryos develop into planktonic trochophore larvae and later into juvenile veligers before becoming fully grown adults.^[2]

Distribution

The distribution of Cerithium munitum includes the Indo-Western Central Pacific.^[2][3]

• Indonesia^[3]
• Guam^[3]