''Cerithium munitum'' is a
species of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
, a marine
gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk in the
family Cerithiidae, the ceriths.
Description and Biology
Found at depths from subtidal to 10 m on reefs in sand and dead coral. Members of the order Neotaenioglossa are mostly gonochoric and broadcast spawners. Life cycle: Embryos develop into planktonic trochophore larvae and later into juvenile veligers before becoming fully grown adults.
Distribution
The distribution of ''Cerithium munitum'' includes the Indo-Western Central Pacific.
[''Cerithium munitum''](_blank)
sealifebase.org, Retrieved 9 January 2011.
* Indonesia
References
Cerithiidae
Gastropods described in 1855
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