| Cerithium zebrum | |
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| Shell of Cerithium zebrum (syntype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Family: | Cerithiidae |
| Genus: | Cerithium |
| Species: | C. zebrum
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| Binomial name | |
| Cerithium zebrum Kiener, 1841
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Bittium zebrum (Kiener, 1841) | |
Cerithium zebrum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae.[1] Cerithium zebrum is also commonly named zebra horn.[2]
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.[3] 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.[3] 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.[4]
The distribution of Cerithium zebrum includes the Western Central Pacific.[5] 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.[2] 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).[6]
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