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Cerithium zebrum Zebra Horn

Cerithium zebrum is commonly referred to as Zebra Horn. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
13296 
AphiaID:
216673 
Scientific:
Cerithium zebrum 
German:
Zebra-Nadelschnecke, Zebra Horn 
English:
Zebra Horn 
Category:
Kotilot 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Caenogastropoda incertae sedis (Order) > Cerithiidae (Family) > Cerithium (Genus) > zebrum (Species) 
Initial determination:
Kiener, 1841 
Occurrence:
Cocos Island (Costa Rica), (the) Maldives, Australia, Bismarck Archipelago, China, French Polynesia, Guam, Hawaii, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Japan, Madagascar, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, New Caledonia, North Pacific (Ocean), Philippines, Réunion , Samoa, Singapore, South-Africa, South-Pazific, the Seychelles, Timor Sea, USA, Vanuatu 
Marine Zone:
Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Habitats:
Lagoons, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water, Under rocks 
Size:
0" - 0.39" (0,5cm - 1,3cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Debris (Feed remains), Detritus 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-06-09 09:24:06 

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Cerithium zebrum Kiener, 1841

Cerithium zebrum is a species of Gastropoda in the family cerith snail. This species is extinct. Cerithium zebrum form shallow marine sediments. It is a herbivore. It has sexual reproduction.

Synonymised names
Bittium ianthinum (A. A. Gould, 1849) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Bittium zebrum (Kiener, 1841) · unaccepted
Cerithium aspersum Deshayes, 1863 · unaccepted
Cerithium crossii Deshayes, 1863 · unaccepted
Cerithium dichroum Melvill & Standen, 1895 · unaccepted
Cerithium ianthinum A. A. Gould, 1849 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cerithium janthinum [sic] · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Cerithium maillardi Crosse, 1863 · unaccepted (unnecessary substitute name for...)
Cerithium paxillum Pease, 1861 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cerithium unilineatum Pease, 1861 · unaccepted
Cerithium zebrum var. attenuata Vignal, 1903 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cerithium zebrum var. bilineata Vignal, 1903 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of...)
Cerithium zebrum var. cinerea Vignal, 1903 · unaccepted
Cerithium zebrum var. dilectum C. B. Adams, 1855 · unaccepted (name introduced in synonymy)
Cerithium zebrum var. maculata Vignal, 1903 · unaccepted
Cerithium zebrum var. multimaculata Vignal, 1903 · unaccepted
Cerithium zebrum var. nivea Vignal, 1903 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of...)
Cerithium zebrum var. ornata Vignal, 1903 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of...)
Cerithium zebrum var. pulchra Vignal, 1903 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of...)
Cerithium zebrum var. rosea Vignal, 1903 · unaccepted
Cerithium zebrum var. sticta Vignal, 1903 · unaccepted
Cerithium zebrum var. trifasciata Vignal, 1903 · unaccepted
Cerithium zebrum var. trilineata Vignal, 1903 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of...)
Cerithium zebrum var. undulata Dautzenberg & Bouge, 1933 · unaccepted
Cerithium zebrum var. unimaculata Vignal, 1903 · unaccepted

Direct children (15)
Variety Cerithium zebrum var. attenuata Vignal, 1903 accepted as Cerithium zebrum Kiener, 1841 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Variety Cerithium zebrum var. bilineata Vignal, 1903 accepted as Cerithium zebrum Kiener, 1841 (invalid: junior homonym of Cerithium bilineatum Hoernes, 1848)
Variety Cerithium zebrum var. cinerea Vignal, 1903 accepted as Cerithium zebrum Kiener, 1841
Variety Cerithium zebrum var. maculata Vignal, 1903 accepted as Cerithium zebrum Kiener, 1841
Variety Cerithium zebrum var. multimaculata Vignal, 1903 accepted as Cerithium zebrum Kiener, 1841
Variety Cerithium zebrum var. nivea Vignal, 1903 accepted as Cerithium zebrum Kiener, 1841 (invalid: junior homonym of Cerithium niveum Bivona Ant. in Bivona And., 1838)
Variety Cerithium zebrum var. ornata Vignal, 1903 accepted as Cerithium zebrum Kiener, 1841 (invalid: junior homonym of Cerithium ornatum G. B. Sowerby II, 1855)
Variety Cerithium zebrum var. pulchra Vignal, 1903 accepted as Cerithium zebrum Kiener, 1841 (invalid: junior homonym of Cerithium pulchrum A. Adams, 1855)
Variety Cerithium zebrum var. rosea Vignal, 1903 accepted as Cerithium zebrum Kiener, 1841
Variety Cerithium zebrum var. sticta Vignal, 1903 accepted as Cerithium zebrum Kiener, 1841
Variety Cerithium zebrum var. trifasciata Vignal, 1903 accepted as Cerithium zebrum Kiener, 1841
Variety Cerithium zebrum var. trilineata Vignal, 1903 accepted as Cerithium zebrum Kiener, 1841 (invalid: junior homonym of Cerithium trilineatum Philippi, 1836)
Variety Cerithium zebrum var. undulata Dautzenberg & Bouge, 1933 accepted as Cerithium zebrum Kiener, 1841
Variety Cerithium zebrum var. unimaculata Vignal, 1903 accepted as Cerithium zebrum Kiener, 1841

External links

  1. underwaterkwaj.com (en). Abgerufen am 05.10.2020.
  2. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 09.06.2026.

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