Bittiolum alternatum

Bittiolum alternatum
Scientific 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

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

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

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

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