• Source: Cerithium munitum
  • Cerithium munitum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae, the ceriths.


    Description and Biology


    Found at depths from subtidal to 10 m on reefs in sand and dead coral. Members of the order Neotaenioglossa are mostly gonochoric and broadcast spawners. Life cycle: Embryos develop into planktonic trochophore larvae and later into juvenile veligers before becoming fully grown adults.


    Distribution


    The distribution of Cerithium munitum includes the Indo-Western Central Pacific.

    Indonesia
    Guam


    References

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