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Bittium pigrum

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Species of gastropod

Bittium pigrum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Cerithiidae
Genus: Bittium
Species: B. pigrum
Binomial name
Bittium pigrum
(Watson, 1880)
Synonyms

Cerithium (Bittium) pigrum Watson, 1880
Cerithium pigrum Watson, 1880

Bittium pigrum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae.

Distribution

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Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 9.1 mm.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 183 m. Maximum recorded depth is 274 m.

References

  1. ^ Bittium pigrum (Watson, 1880). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  2. ^ 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.
Taxon identifiers
Bittium pigrum


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