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Bittiolum alternatum

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Bittiolum alternatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Cerithiidae
Genus: Bittiolum
Species:
B. alternatum
Binomial name
Bittiolum alternatum
(Say, 1822)
Synonyms[1]

Bittium alternatum (Say, 1822)
Bittium nigrum (Totten, 1834)
Cerithium reticulatum Totten, 1835
Cerithium sayi Gould, 1841
Diastoma alternatum (Say, 1822)
Diastoma virginica Henderson & Bartsch, 1914
Pasithea nigra Totten, 1834
Turritella alternata Say, 1822

Bittiolum alternatum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae.[1]

Distribution

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Description

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The maximum recorded shell length is 8.3 mm.[2]

Habitat

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The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m, maximum recorded depth is 37 m.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bittiolum alternatum (Say, 1822). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  2. ^ a b 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.