| Bittiolum varium | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Family: | Cerithiidae |
| Genus: | Bittiolum |
| Species: | B. varium
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| Binomial name | |
| Bittiolum varium (Pfeiffer, 1840)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Bittiolum properatum Woodring, 1928 | |
Bittiolum varium, common name the grass cerith, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae.[1]
Distribution
Bittiolum varium occurs in shallow waters (0–11 m (0–36 ft) depth) of the Western Atlantic between the East Coast of the United States (Maryland) and Brazil.[2]
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 6.5 mm.[3]
Habitat
The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; maximum recorded depth is 11 m.[3]
References
- ^ a b Bittiolum varium (Pfeiffer, 1840). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
- ^ Palomares ML, Pauly D, eds. (2020). "Bittiolum varium" in SeaLifeBase. July 2020 version.
- ^ a b Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLOS One 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
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