''Pictorium koperbergi'' is a
species
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of
sea snail, a marine
gastropod mollusk
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is es ...
in the
family
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Cerithiidae
Cerithiidae, common name the cerithiids or ceriths, is a large family of medium-sized marine gastropods in the clade Sorbeoconcha.
Distribution
Ceriths are found worldwide on sandy bottoms, reef flats or coral reef rock covered with sand ...
.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Pictorium koperbergi (Schepman, 1907). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=745849 on 2020-08-03]
Description
Distribution
The distribution of ''Pictorium koperbergi'' includes the Western Central Pacific.
[''Cerithium koperbergi''](_blank)
sealifebase.org, accessed 9 January 2011.
* Philippines
References
* Strong E.E. & Bouchet P. (2013) Cryptic yet colorful: anatomy and relationships of a new genus of Cerithiidae (Caenogastropoda, Cerithioidea) from coral reef drop-offs. Invertebrate Biology 132(4): 326–351
External links
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Cerithiidae
Gastropods described in 1907
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