Cerithium Tenellum 001
''Cerithium'' is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cerithiidae, the ceriths.Gofas, S. (2011). Cerithium Bruguière, 1789. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137760 on 2011-10-07 Species Species within this genus include: *''Cerithium abditum'' Houbrick, 1992 * ''Cerithium adustum'' Kiener, 1841 *''Cerithium africanum'' Houbrick, 1992 *''Cerithium albolineatum'' Bozzetti, 2008 *''Cerithium alucastrum'' (Brocchi, 1814) * ''Cerithium alutaceum'' (Gould, 1861) *''Cerithium atratum'' (Born, 1778) *''Cerithium atromarginatum'' Dautzenberg & Bouge, 1933 *''Cerithium balletoni'' Cecalupo, 2009 *''Cerithium balteatum'' Philippi, 1848 *''Cerithium bayeri'' (Petuch, 2001) *''Cerithium boeticum'' Pease, 1860 * ''Cerithium browni'' (Bartsch, 1928) *''Cerithium buzzurroi'' Cecalupo, 2005 *''Cerithium caeruleum'' Sowerby, 1855 * † ''Cerit ...
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Cerithium Echinatum
''Cerithium echinatum'' is a species of small sea snail, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Cerithiidae. Description This snail's shell has a short siphonal canal. The shell has spiral rows of bumps as well as reddish-brown dashes. It has been found at 53mm in size.Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. 2005. ''Offshore Shells of Southern Africa'' Distribution The distribution of ''Cerithium echinatum'' includes the Indo-Pacific.''Cerithium echinatum''
sealifebase.org, accessed 9 January 2011. It is found off the southern African coast at northern KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique in 15-30m of water.

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