Ceraesignum maximum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Vermetidae |
Genus: | Ceraesignum |
Species: | C. maximum |
Binomial name | |
Ceraesignum maximum (Sowerby I, 1825) |
Ceraesignum maximum is a species of gastropods belonging to the family Vermetidae.
The species is found in Indian and Pacific Ocean. It lives on coral reefs and is edible. Distinct genetic populations exist due to oceanic isolation.
References
- ^ "Ceraesignum maximum (G.B.Sowerby I, 1825)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- Soliman, Taha; Fernandez-Silva, Iria; Kise, Hiroki; Kurihara, Haruko; Reimer, James Davis (1 December 2019). "Population differentiation across small distances in a coral reef-associated vermetid (Ceraesignum maximum) in Palau". Coral Reefs. 38 (6): 1159–1172. doi:10.1007/s00338-019-01849-x. ISSN 1432-0975. S2CID 201105798. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Ceraesignum maximum |
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