Cerithium echinatum Lamarck, 1822
Spinose cerith
photo by Coltro, Marcus

Family:  Cerithiidae (ceriths)
Max. size:  8 cm SHL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 10 - 30 m
Distribution:  Indo-Pacific.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Collected by coastal populations in the tropical West Pacific for food and shell trade (Ref. 349). Often very common (Ref. 349). Found at depths of 10 to 30 m, on alga-covered rock (Ref. 337), and on coral reef flats on coral atolls and in tide pools on thin alga-sand bottom (Ref. 87884).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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