Cerithium echinatum is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae.

[1] This snail's shell has a short siphonal canal.

The shell has spiral rows of bumps as well as reddish-brown dashes.

[2] The distribution of Cerithium echinatum includes the Indo-Pacific.

[3] It is found off the southern African coast at northern KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique in 15-30m of water.