Bacteridium bermudense is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. The species remains within the Bacteridium genus of gastropods, with the exception of the other three related species being Bacteridium carinatum, Bacteridium resticulum and Bacteridium vittatum.[2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Bacteridium |
| Species: | B. bermudense
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| Binomial name | |
| Bacteridium bermudense (Dall & Bartsch, 1911)[1]
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Description
editThe length of the shell measures approximately 2.5 mm, other species within this genus all measure roughly the same measurements.
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in many geographical locations around vast marine terrains throughout the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, these include the following locations:[2]
- Aruba, an island immediately north of the South American country of Venezuela. Coordinates: (12°30′N 69°58′W / 12.500°N 69.967°W)
- Bonaire, a Caribbean island immediately due north of Venezuela, and lies east of Aruba. Coordinates: (12°11′N 68°15′W / 12.183°N 68.250°W)
- Caribbean Sea, a large sea covering approximately 2,754,000 km2 (1,063,000 sq. mi.) Coordinates: (15°N 75°W / 15°N 75°W)
- Cayman Islands, a small group of islands lying within the Caribbean Sea, southwest of Cuba. Coordinates: (19°20′N 81°24′W / 19.333°N 81.400°W)
- Colombia, a country in northwest, South America. Coordinates: (4°35′N 74°4′W / 4.583°N 74.067°W)
- Cuba, a large Caribbean island, due immediately northeast of the Cayman Islands. Coordinates: (22°00′N 79°30′W / 22.000°N 79.500°W)
- Curaçao, an island in the southern Caribbean Sea, with its capital, Willemstad. Coordinates: (12°11′N 69°00′W / 12.183°N 69.000°W)
- Gulf of Mexico, a large marine gulf, lying adjacent to the Caribbean Sea. Coordinates: (25°N 90°W / 25°N 90°W)
- Venezuela, a South American country, one of the northernmost countries of the continent. Coordinates: (10°30′N 66°58′W / 10.500°N 66.967°W)
References
edit- ^ Dall, W. H. and P. Bartsch. 1911. New species of shells from Bermuda. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 40(1820): 277-288, pl. 35
- ^ a b WoRMS (2010). Bacteridium bermudense (Dall & Bartsch, 1911). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420471 on 2011-10-26
- ^ Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
- Aguayo, C. G. and H. A. Rehder. 1936. New marine mollusks from Cuba. Memorias de la Sociedad Cubana de Historia Natural 9: 263-268, pl. 24
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