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Family Cerithiidae
INDO-WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII
Cerithium atromarginatum
BLACK-MARGIN
or BLACK-LIPPED HORN
Common on algal mat of shallow reefs and tidepools.
Stout and slightly inflated, spiral dashes and prominent blunt varices, pleated subsutural band. Attains 3/8 inch.
South Africa to Okinawa, Hawaii, and Pitcairn. Occurs together and
easily confused with Cerithium
egenum. |
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