Bittium proteum explained

Bittium proteum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae.

Description

The shell size varies between 5 mm and 7 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden and the Mediterranean Sea

References

• Houbrick R. (1978). Redescription of Bittium proteum (Jousseaume, 1930) with comments on its generic placements. The Nautilus 92 (1): 9–11
• Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp
• Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213