Ittibittium oryza

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

Ittibittium oryza
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Cerithiidae
Genus: Ittibittium
Species:
I. oryza
Binomial name
Ittibittium oryza
(Mörch, 1876)
Synonyms[1]

Bittium oryza (Mörch, 1876)
Bittium varium var. turricula Usticke, 1969
Cerithium (Bittium) oryza Mörch, 1876

Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 3 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 52 m.[2]

References
  1. Ittibittium oryza (Mörch, 1876). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  2. 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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