(Linnaeus, 1758)
Cenchritis muricatus
Beaded Periwinkle
Phylum:
Mollusca
Taxonomy
Class:
Gastropoda
Order:
Littorinimorpha
Family:
Littorinidae
ANSP 454493
Shell Information
Length (mm): 15-25
Chirality:
Dextral
Description:
The Beaded Periwinkle has about 7 shell whorls leading to a relatively sharp apex. The shell is sculpted by 4-5 spiral rows of small knobs. It is white to yellow-gray in color.
Ecological Information
Distribution:
Florida to the Caribbean Sea
Depth (m):
9 to 0 meters
Diet:
Herbivore
Habitat:
Rocky intertidal zone
Works Cited
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Cenchritis muricatus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419557 on 2021-06-23
Morris, P. A. (1987). A field guide to shells: Atlantic and Gulf coasts and the West Indies (3rd ed.). Houghton Mifflin.
Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. Garc�a. 29. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579�699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico�Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M University Press, College Station, Texas.