Cerithium litteratum (Born, 1778) - stocky cerith snail shell from the Bahamas (modern; abapertural view; 1.7 centimeters tall)
The gastropods (snails and slugs) are a group of molluscs that occupy marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments. Most gastropods have a calcareous external shell (the snails). Some lack a shell completely, or have reduced internal shells (slugs, sea slugs, pteropods). Most members of the Gastropoda are marine. Most marine snails are herbivores (algae grazers) or predators/carnivores.
Cerithium litteratum is a member of Family Cerithiidae, a group of algae-grazing and deposit feeding snails that occupy seagrass beds and sandy seafloors.
Locality: shoreline of San Salvador Island, eastern Bahamas
Tags: Cerithium litteratum stocky cerith snail San Salvador Island Bahamas seashell seashells snails gastropod gastropods
Cerithium muscarum Say, 1832 - fly-specked cerith snail shell from the Bahamas (modern; abapertural view; 1.5 centimeters tall)
The gastropods (snails and slugs) are a group of molluscs that occupy marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments. Most gastropods have a calcareous external shell (the snails). Some lack a shell completely, or have reduced internal shells (slugs, sea slugs, pteropods). Most members of the Gastropoda are marine. Most marine snails are herbivores (algae grazers) or predators/carnivores.
Cerithium muscarum is a member of Family Cerithiidae, a group of algae-grazing and deposit feeding snails that occupy seagrass beds and sandy seafloors.
Locality: shoreline of San Salvador Island, eastern Bahamas
Tags: Cerithium muscarum fly-specked cerith snail San Salvador Island Bahamas seashell seashells snails gastropod gastropods
Cerithium muscarum Say, 1832 - fly-specked cerith snail shell from the Bahamas (modern; apertural view; 1.5 centimeters tall)
The gastropods (snails and slugs) are a group of molluscs that occupy marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments. Most gastropods have a calcareous external shell (the snails). Some lack a shell completely, or have reduced internal shells (slugs, sea slugs, pteropods). Most members of the Gastropoda are marine. Most marine snails are herbivores (algae grazers) or predators/carnivores.
Cerithium muscarum is a member of Family Cerithiidae, a group of algae-grazing and deposit feeding snails that occupy seagrass beds and sandy seafloors.
Locality: shoreline of San Salvador Island, eastern Bahamas
Tags: Cerithium muscarum fly-specked cerith snail San Salvador Island Bahamas seashell seashells snails gastropod gastropods
Cerithium caeruleum Sowerby, 1855 - cerith snail shell from Kenya (modern; abapertural view)
The gastropods (snails and slugs) are a group of molluscs that occupy marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments. Most gastropods have a calcareous external shell (the snails). Some lack a shell completely, or have reduced internal shells (slugs, sea slugs, pteropods). Most members of the Gastropoda are marine. Most marine snails are herbivores (algae grazers) or predators/carnivores.
Classification: Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Cerithiidae
Locality: near Diani Beach, southeastern-coastal Kenya
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Info. at:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerithium_caeruleum
Tags: Cerithium caeruleum cerith snail snails shell shells seashell seashells gastropod gastropods Kenya
Cerithium caeruleum Sowerby, 1855 - cerith snail shell from Kenya (modern; apertural view)
The gastropods (snails and slugs) are a group of molluscs that occupy marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments. Most gastropods have a calcareous external shell (the snails). Some lack a shell completely, or have reduced internal shells (slugs, sea slugs, pteropods). Most members of the Gastropoda are marine. Most marine snails are herbivores (algae grazers) or predators/carnivores.
Classification: Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Cerithiidae
Locality: near Diani Beach, southeastern-coastal Kenya
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Info. at:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerithium_caeruleum
Tags: Cerithium caeruleum cerith snail snails shell shells seashell seashells gastropod gastropods Kenya