Cerithium zebrum
- Water temperature22–30 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, October, and December
- How commonOccasional
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About this species
Cerithium zebrum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae. Cerithium zebrum is also commonly named zebra horn.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 58 records
- February: 15 records
- March: 21 records
- April: 29 records
- May: 37 records
- June: 23 records
- July: 33 records
- August: 40 records
- September: 18 records
- October: 61 records
- November: 19 records
- December: 82 records
Depth and water temperature
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C
Photos
(c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist 
(c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
Names in 3 more languages
- Spanish
- Caracol Cerith Cebra
- Japanese
- ハナカニモリ
- Simplified Chinese
- 斑馬蟹守螺
Other scientific names: Bittium ianthinum, Bittium zebrum, Cerithium aspersum, Cerithium crossii, Cerithium dichroum, Cerithium ianthinum, Cerithium janthinum, Cerithium maillardi, Cerithium paxillum, Cerithium unilineatum
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).
- 588 open-data records from 1902 to 2012.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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