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Cerithium scabridum sea snail

Cerithium scabridum is commonly referred to as sea snail. Difficulty in the aquarium: Easy. A aquarium size of at least 50 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Cerithium scabridum,Nicosia, CY 2024


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lexID:
6496 
AphiaID:
139065 
Scientific:
Cerithium scabridum 
German:
Nadelschnecke 
English:
Sea Snail 
Category:
Snails 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Caenogastropoda incertae sedis (Order) > Cerithiidae (Family) > Cerithium (Genus) > scabridum (Species) 
Initial determination:
R. A. Philippi, 1848 
Occurrence:
Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), European Coasts, France, North Atlantic Ocean, Red Sea, the Mediterranean Sea 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Habitats:
Marine / Salt Water, Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows, Unconsolidated muddy grounds 
Size:
0.47" - 0.79" (1.2cm - 2cm) 
Temperature:
50 °F - 77 °F (10°C - 25°C) 
Food:
No reliable information available 
Tank:
11 gal (~ 50L)  
Difficulty:
Easy 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-12-03 20:10:25 

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Cerithium scabridum Philippi, 1848

The shell is high-spired,brownish with contrasting pattern of white and dark brown mottles, the common size 1,2 -2,0 cm. Egg masses in the form of coiled gelatinous,transparent strings packed with small eggs.Cerithium scabridum lives on sandy and muddy bottom.

Synonymised names
Cerithium (Thericium) scabridum R. A. Philippi, 1848 · unaccepted (subgenus is a junior synonym)
Cerithium (Thericium) yerburyi E. A. Smith, 1891 · unaccepted
Cerithium adenense G. B. Sowerby II, 1865 · unaccepted
Cerithium carnaticum Melvill & Standen, 1898 · unaccepted
Cerithium levantinum E. A. Smith, 1891 · unaccepted (synonym)
Cerithium nigropunctatum G. B. Sowerby II, 1855 · unaccepted
Cerithium scabridum albida Dautzenberg & Bouge, 1933 · unaccepted (nomen nudum)
Cerithium scabridum var. djiboutiensis H. Fischer & Vignal, 1901 · unaccepted
Cerithium scabridum var. hispida Pallary, 1938 · unaccepted
Cerithium yerburyi E. A. Smith, 1891 · unaccepted (synonym)
Cerithium yerburyi var. djiboutiensis H. Fischer & Vignal, 1901 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Gourmya (Gladiocerithium) argutum barashi F. Nordsieck, 1974 · unaccepted
Gourmya argutum barashi F. Nordsieck, 1972 · unaccepted (dubious syn.)

Direct children (3)
Subspecies Cerithium scabridum albida Dautzenberg & Bouge, 1933 accepted as Cerithium scabridum R. A. Philippi, 1848 (nomen nudum)
Variety Cerithium scabridum var. djiboutiensis H. Fischer & Vignal, 1901 accepted as Cerithium scabridum R. A. Philippi, 1848
Variety Cerithium scabridum var. hispida Pallary, 1938 accepted as Cerithium scabridum R. A. Philippi, 1848

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