Bittiolum varium, common name the grass cerith, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae.[1]
Bittiolum varium | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Family: | Cerithiidae |
Genus: | Bittiolum |
Species: | B. varium
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Binomial name | |
Bittiolum varium (Pfeiffer, 1840)
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Synonyms[1] | |
Bittiolum properatum Woodring, 1928 |
Bittiolum varium occurs in shallow waters (0–11 m (0–36 ft) depth) of the Western Atlantic between the East Coast of the United States (Maryland) and Brazil.[2]
The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; maximum recorded depth is 11 m.[3]