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Description:
Green's miniature cerith is a small snail, growing only 1/8 - 1/4 inch in length.  The shell is shiny and elongate, slightly fusiform, with approximately 8 whorls.  The sutures are indistinct.  Rows of tiny, glass-like beads revolve around the shell.  The aperture is small, with a slightly flaring lip in the adults.  Overall shell color is brown, with lighter colored beading. 

Habitat:
Green's miniature cerith is a common  inhabitant of the shallow intertidal and subtidal zones.

Range:
Green's miniature cerith ranges from Cape Cod, Massachusetts south through Bermuda, both coasts of Florida, Central America, and Brazil. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Green's miniature cerith, Cerithiopsis greenii, from the Indian River Lagoon.  Photo Courtesy of J. Harasewych, National Museum of Natural History.