Cerithidea scalariformis: Ladder Hornsnail
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Description: Photographs and information on this species, including its taxonomy, description, habitat, distribution, life history, population biology, physical tolerances and community ecology.
. Photo courtesy of: K. Hill, Smithsonian Marine Station at Ft. Pierce. in an IRL impoundment. Photo courtesy of: K. Hill, Smithsonian Marine Station at Ft. Pierce. is the largest genus in the Potamidinae, one of two subfamilies of the Potaididae. The other subfamily is the Batillariinae. The subfamilies are distinguished by differences in their radulae, the tooth-like scraping structures used in feeding. In the Potamidinae, the radula lacks cusps on the lower basal plate of the rachidian tooth. A
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| NS | Name Servers: SI-NAMES1.SI.EDU 160.111.252.5 SI-NAMES2.SI.EDU 160.111.252.6 |
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| Date | activated: 19-Jun-1992 last updated: 29-May-2013 expires: 31-Jul-2014 |