Cerithium interstriatum
- Usual depth40 m
- Water temperature22–30 °C
- Best monthsDecember
- How commonRare
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About this species
Cerithium interstriatum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Cerithium interstriatum”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 3 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 8 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 3 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 7 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 17 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 40 m · Deepest record: 40 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- メオトスジカニモリ
Other scientific names: Ataxocerithium fucatum, Cerithium clavis, Cerithium fucatum, Cerithium thaanumi
Similar species
Prickly Horn SnailCerithium echinatum
Pillar CreeperCerithium columna
Coral CerithCerithium coralium
Nadelschnecke giant knobbed cerithCerithium nodulosum
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 99 open-data records from 1902 to 2009.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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