Ceraesignum maximum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Vermetidae |
Genus: | Ceraesignum |
Species: | C. maximum
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Binomial name | |
Ceraesignum maximum (Sowerby I, 1825)
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Ceraesignum maximum is a species of gastropods belonging to the family Vermetidae.[1]
The species is found in Indian and Pacific Ocean.[1] It lives on coral reefs and is edible. Distinct genetic populations exist due to oceanic isolation. [2]