Ceratostoma Cinereum
''Ceratostoma'', common name the "hornmouth" snails, is a genus of medium to large predatory sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the rock snails. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Ceratostoma Herrmannsen, 1846. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=240766 on 2020-07-31 This genus should not be confused with the nudibranch genus ''Ceratosoma'', meaning "thorn body". ''Ceratostoma'' means "thorn mouth" because of the thorn-like projection on the edge of the aperture, used as a tool in predation to prop open the shells of bivalves and barnacles. Species Species within the genus ''Ceratostoma'' include: * ''Ceratostoma burnetti'' (Adams & Reeve, 1849) * ''Ceratostoma foliatum'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Ceratostoma fournieri'' (Crosse, 1861) * ''Ceratostoma monoceros'' (G. B. Sowerby II, 1841) * ''Ceratostoma nuttalli'' Conrad, 1837 * ''Ceratostoma rorifluum'' (A ...
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Ceratostoma Foliatum
''Ceratostoma foliatum'' is a species of medium to large 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 e ... in the family Muricidae, the rock snails. Distribution This species lives in the Eastern Pacific. Known from California, West coast of North America. References Muricidae Gastropods described in 1791 Taxa named by Johann Friedrich Gmelin {{Muricidae-stub ...
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