Ceritoturris bittium
Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ceritoturris bittium is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae[1]
| Ceritoturris bittium | |
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| Shell of Ceritoturris bittium (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Horaiclavidae |
| Genus: | Ceritoturris |
| Species: | C. bittium |
| Binomial name | |
| Ceritoturris bittium (Dall, 1924) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Crassispira bittium Dall, 1924 (original combination) | |
It was formerly included within the family Pseudomelatomidae.
Description
The length of the shell attains 7 mm.
(Original description) The minute shell has a blunt protoconch. The second whorl shows a peripheral keel. The seven subsequent whorls are moderately rounded, axially and spirally sculptured whorls. The siphonal canal is almost obsolete.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Hawaii.
References
External links
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