Clypeomorus batillariaeformis | |
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Diverse shell of Clypeomorus batillariaeformis (museum specimens) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Family: | Cerithiidae |
Genus: | Clypeomorus |
Species: | C. batillariaeformis
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Binomial name | |
Clypeomorus batillariaeformis Habe & Kosuge, 1966
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Clypeomorus batillariaeformis, common name : the necklace or channeled cerith, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae. [1]
The spiraled shell can vary between 8 mm and 30 mm in size.
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The distribution of Cerithium moniliferum includes the Indo-West Pacific. [2] along Japan, the Solomons, the Fiji Islands, Heron Island, Australia, [3] Indonesia [2] and the Philippines; in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar [2] and the Mascarene Basin and in the Red Sea [2]
These animals form large groups as the tide recedes. Feeding on beach rock at a specific height above average low tide level, the snails slowly move about in clusters, conserving the moisture that allows them to respire out of water. [3]
Parasites of Clypeomorus batillariaeformis include Lobatostoma manteri. [4] [5]
Clypeomorus batillariaeformis | |
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Diverse shell of Clypeomorus batillariaeformis (museum specimens) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Family: | Cerithiidae |
Genus: | Clypeomorus |
Species: | C. batillariaeformis
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Binomial name | |
Clypeomorus batillariaeformis Habe & Kosuge, 1966
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Clypeomorus batillariaeformis, common name : the necklace or channeled cerith, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae. [1]
The spiraled shell can vary between 8 mm and 30 mm in size.
This section needs expansion. You can help by
adding to it. (February 2011) |
The distribution of Cerithium moniliferum includes the Indo-West Pacific. [2] along Japan, the Solomons, the Fiji Islands, Heron Island, Australia, [3] Indonesia [2] and the Philippines; in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar [2] and the Mascarene Basin and in the Red Sea [2]
These animals form large groups as the tide recedes. Feeding on beach rock at a specific height above average low tide level, the snails slowly move about in clusters, conserving the moisture that allows them to respire out of water. [3]
Parasites of Clypeomorus batillariaeformis include Lobatostoma manteri. [4] [5]