Bittiolum varium

Bittiolum varium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda; clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily:	Cerithioidea
Family:	Cerithiidae
Genus:	Bittiolum
Species:	B. varium
Binomial name
	Bittiolum varium; (Pfeiffer, 1840)
Synonyms[1]
	Bittiolum properatum Woodring, 1928; Bittium varium (Pfeiffer, 1840); Cerithium columellare d'Orbigny, 1847; Cerithium gibberulum C.B. Adams, 1845; Cerithium pallidum Pfeiffer, 1840; Cerithium triseriale Gabb, 1881; Cerithium varium Pfeiffer, 1840; Diastoma varium (Pfeiffer, 1840)

Bittiolum varium, common name the grass cerith, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae.[1]

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]

The maximum recorded shell length is 6.5 mm.[3]

The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; maximum recorded depth is 11 m.[3]

Bittiolum varium (Pfeiffer, 1840). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
Palomares ML, Pauly D, eds. (2020). "Bittiolum varium" in SeaLifeBase. July 2020 version.
Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLOS One 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.

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