Clypeomorus batillariaeformis

Clypeomorus batillariaeformis
Diverse shell of Clypeomorus batillariaeformis (museum specimens)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily: Cerithioidea
Family: Cerithiidae
Subfamily: Cerithiinae
Genus: Clypeomorus
Species: C. batillariaeformis
Binomial name
Clypeomorus batillariaeformis
Habe & Kosuge, 1966
Synonyms[1]
  • Cerithium baccatum Hombron & Jacquinot, 1852
  • Cerithium gemmulatum Hombron & Jacquinot, 1852
  • Cerithium moniliferum Kiener, 1841
  • Cerithium moniliferum concisus (f) Kiener, L.C. in Oostingh, C.H., 1923
  • Cerithium morus Bruguière, J.G. in Demond, 1957
  • Cerithium obscurum Hombron & Jacquinot, 1852
  • Cerithium wainingoli Ladd, 1972
  • Clypeomorus humilis Dunker, R.W., 1861
  • Clypeomorus moniliferus (Kiener, 1841)

Clypeomorus batillariaeformis, common name : the necklace or channeled cerith, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae.[1]

Description

The shell size varies between 8 mm and 30 mm

Distribution

The distribution of Cerithium moniliferum includes the Indo-West Pacific.[2] along Japan, the Solomons, the Fiji Islands, Heron Island, Australia,[3] Indonesia[2] and the Philippines; in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar[2] aznd the Mascarene Basin and in the Red Sea[2]

Life habits

These animals form large groups as the tide recedes. Feeding on beach rock at a specific height above average low tide level, the snails slowly move about in clusters, conserving the moisture that allows them to respire out of water.[3]

Parasites

Parasites of Clypeomorus batillariaeformis include Lobatostoma manteri.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Clypeomorus batillariaeformis Habe & Kosuge, 1966.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 February 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Cerithium moniliferum. sealifebase.org, accessed 3 May 2009.
  3. 1 2 Fosberg, F.R.; Thorne, R.F. & Moulton, J.M. (1961): Heron Island, Capricorn Group, Australia. Atoll Research Bulletin 82: 1-16. PDF fulltext
  4. ↑ Klaus Rohde. 1998. Effects of Aspidogastrea on the Host. Tree of Life, accessed 3 May 2009.
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