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Common european cerith
Latin name: Caragòl
Species profile
Cerithium vulgatum is a type of sea snail with an elongated, spiral, pointed and furrowed shell. It feeds on algae and detritus scraped from the surface of the seabed. It reproduces sexually by male and female gametes through external fertilization. The inside of the armor is smooth and white.
Mollusca
Cerithiidae
Caenogastropoda
Cerithium vulgatum Bruguière, 1792
Gastropoda
Banjole 1928. (2) Sv. Katarina 1928. (11) 1932 . (1) Val di Bora 1928. (7)
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<7 cm
Grey-brown
Oblong
Rocky, gravelly, in the meadows of Posidonia oceanica
Infralittoral (from the surface to 30-35m)
On its own
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Heterotrophy
Sex - gametes
Number of individuals
1. Suman (2018)
2. Vatova (1928)
3. Riedl (1991)
4. Mojetta-Ghisotti (1996)
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