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Cerithium munitum G. B. Sowerby II 1855

Cerithium munitum

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

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 trocophore 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]

References

  1. ^ a b Cerithium munitum G.B. Sowerby II, 1855. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Cerithium munitum Sowerby, 1855".
  3. ^ a b c Cerithium munitum. sealifebase.org, Retrieved 9 January 2011.
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Cerithium munitum: Brief Summary

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

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