Bittiolum varium
Species of gastropod
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Bittiolum varium, common name the grass cerith, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae.[1]
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| Bittiolum varium | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | incertae sedis |
| Family: | Cerithiidae |
| Genus: | Bittiolum |
| Species: | B. varium |
| Binomial name | |
| Bittiolum varium (Pfeiffer, 1840) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Bittiolum properatum Woodring, 1928 | |
Distribution
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]
Description
Habitat
The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; maximum recorded depth is 11 m.[3]