User:Jaeden D/Cerithium zebrum
->Comment by A.Faucci Apr 11: Looks good! i might put the bullets of geographic distribution into a sentence before you discuss the habitat.
Cerithium zebrum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae. Cerithium zebrum is also commonly named zebra horn.[1]
Description
[edit]Cerithium zebrum has a distinctive growth to its shell where it starts as a solitary spiral cord that progressively strengthens over time giving its more pronounced spiral shell.[2] There are numerous threads within its shell that differentiate in toughness since when they form a keel it tends to have more fragile ribs or axial riblets due to its one spiral strand.[2] Its shell reaches about 7mm in length. Coming in many different colors from brown to beige, salmon, and even mauve. They also have a variable design that the shell has between being banded and unbanded.[3]
Distribution & Habitat
[edit]The geographic distribution of Cerithium zebrum includes the Western Central Pacific and ranges into the Indo-Pacific.[4] The primary habitat of Cerithium zebrum is found among the rocky shores of the rugged and ever-changing conditions of the intertidal zone or tidal pools.[1] It's also said they can be found among the anchialine ponds which are in other words brackish water. (Brackish water is a mix between fresh and saltwater).[5]
- Guam
- Hawaii
- American Samoa
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Indonesia
- Philippines
References
[edit]- Kay, E. Alison. Hawaiian Marine Shells. Bishop Museum, 1983.
- Hoover, John P. Hawaii's Sea Creatures: A Guide To Hawaii's Marine Invertebrates. Mutual Publishing, 1998.
- Houbrick, Richard S. "Phylogenetic relationships and generic review of the Bittiinae (Prosobranchia: Cerithioidea)." Malacologia (1993). https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/6212/sms_houbrick_1993.pdf.
- Tango, Lori K., et al. "Biological inventory of anchialine pool invertebrates at Pu ‘uhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park and Pu ‘ukoholā Heiau National Historic Site, Hawai ‘i Island." (2012). https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/items/512ac3ba-4df3-4949-a752-02f8e66dd24a.
- The atoll of funafuti, ellice group : Its Zoology, botany, ethnology and general structure based on collections made by Charles Hedley of the Australian Museum, Sydney, N.S.W. New Zealand Electronic Text Collection. (n.d.). Retrieved February 26, 2023, from https://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-HedAtol-t1-body1-d17-d4-d113.html.
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[edit]- ^ a b Tango, Lori K.; Foote, David; Magnacca, Karl N.; Foltz, Sarah J.; Cutler, Kerry (2012-03). "Biological Inventory of Anchialine Pool Invertebrates at Pu'uhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park and Pu'ukoholā Heiau National Historic Site, Hawai'i Island".
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b S., Houbrick, Richard. Phylogenetic relationships and generic review of the Bittiinae (Prosobranchia: Cerithioidea). OCLC 716061669.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Cerithium zebrum, Kiener | NZETC". nzetc.victoria.ac.nz. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
- ^ Kay, E. Alison (1979). Hawaiian marine shells. Honolulu, Hawaii: Bishop Museum Press. ISBN 0-910240-26-4. OCLC 5954550.
- ^ Hoover, John P. (1998). Hawai'i's sea creatures : a guide to Hawai'i's marine invertebrates. [Honolulu, Hawaii]: Mutual Pub. ISBN 1-56647-220-2. OCLC 41975146.