Cerithium matukense
A turreted marine snail of the Indo-Pacific and Hawaii.
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Cerithium matukense is a marine gastropod mollusk belonging to the family Cerithiidae. Its shell is turret-shaped, slender, and elongated, featuring 15 to 23 straight-sided whorls with an apical angle of 20 degrees. The shell can grow to a length of 70.5 mm and a width of 18.2 mm.
The animal itself has a short, broad snout, thick tentacles on its head, and tiny black eyes. This species is found in the western Pacific and Indian Oceans, with records from the Philippines, Fiji, New Caledonia, Borneo, Guam, the Kermadec Islands, and near Hawaii. Its diet is believed to consist of algae and detritus.
Scientific classification
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- SubclassCaenogastropoda
- Order''incertae sedis''
- FamilyCerithiidae
- GenusCerithium
- SpeciesCerithium matukense
Named by Watson, 1880
Close relatives
Other species of Cerithium with a Codexery entry.
- Cerithium novaehollandiae Cerithium novaehollandiae
- Cerithium zebrum Cerithium zebrum
Sources: Wikipedia taxobox: Cerithium matukense (CC BY-SA 4.0) · differs from this box at order: WoRMS AphiaID 473107 (CC BY 4.0)
How big is it?
Largest length in the source, 0.07 m, next to a 1.8 m person.
Diagram: drawn by Codexery, schematic shapes to scale (not a likeness). Length: Wikipedia: Cerithium matukense
Where the cerithium matukense has been recorded
Each dot is a place where the species has been observed and reported (43 records, half-degree grid) — not a modelled range. 1 isolated far-off record not drawn.
Map: drawn by Codexery. Data: GBIF occurrence search (records CC0 / CC BY) · Natural Earth basemap (public domain) · place coordinates: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Quick Facts
- Family
- Cerithiidae
- Maximum shell length
- 70.5 mm / 2.78 in
- Maximum shell width
- 18.2 mm / 0.717 in
- Whorl count
- 15–23
- Apical angle
- 20 degrees
- Diet
- algae and detritus (thought)
Facts from the source article.
More in Marine Snails: Ceriths, Nassas and Conchs
Sources
Compiled from Wikipedia and the sources listed below. Text from Wikipedia is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is adapted from it.
- Wikipedia: Cerithium matukense (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Classification: the source article's taxobox; compare WoRMS, the World Register of Marine Species (CC BY 4.0).
- Occurrence records: GBIF (CC0 / CC BY). Basemap: Natural Earth (public domain).
- Word definitions: the Codexery glossary, each quoted from its Wikipedia article.
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