Cerithidea
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Cerithidea is a genus
of medium-sized sea snail
s or mud snails, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Potamididae
, the horn snails.
subgenus Cerithidea
subgenus Cerithideopsis Thiele, 1929
subgenus Cerithideopsilla Thiele, 1929 - this subgenus is the most primitive of genus Cerithidea
subgenus ?
synonyms:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of medium-sized sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s or mud snails, marine
Marine (ocean)
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gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Potamididae
Potamididae
Potamididae, common name potamidids , are a family of small to large brackish water snails living in mangroves, gastropod molluscs of the clade Sorbeoconcha. Traditionally, potamidids and batillariids have been confused with each other for having similar shells and living in a similar environment...
, the horn snails.
Species
There are three subgenera in the genus Cerithidea and species within the genus Cerithidea include:subgenus Cerithidea
- Cerithidea obtusaCerithidea obtusaCerithidea obtusa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Potamididae. The Obtuse Horn Shell also known as "Mud Creeper" is a relatively common snail found in muddy coastal areas. It grows to around 5-6 cm. It is used as food in Southeast Asia where it is known by the...
(Lamarck, 1822) - type species - Cerithidea rhizophorarumCerithidea rhizophorarumCerithidea rhizophorarum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Potamididae.-External links:...
A. Adams, 1855
subgenus Cerithideopsis Thiele, 1929
- Cerithidea pliculosaCerithidea pliculosaCerithidea pliculosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Potamididae....
(Menke, 1829) - plicate hornsnail - type species of subgenus Cerithideopsis - Cerithidea scalariformisCerithidea scalariformisCerithidea scalariformis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Potamididae....
(Say, 1825) - ladder hornsnail
subgenus Cerithideopsilla Thiele, 1929 - this subgenus is the most primitive of genus Cerithidea
- Cerithidea cingulataCerithidea cingulataCerithidea cingulata is a species of medium-sized sea snails or mud snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Potamididae, the horn snails.-References:* SeaLifeBase info at:...
(Gmelin, 1791) - type species of subgenus Cerithideopsilla
subgenus ?
- Cerithidea alataCerithidea alataCerithidea alata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Potamididae....
(Philippi, 1849) - Cerithidea anticipataCerithidea anticipataCerithidea anticipata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Potamididae....
Iredale, 1929 - Cerithidea californicaCerithidea californicaCerithidea californica, common name the California hornsnail or the California horn snail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Potamididae.-Distribution:...
(Haldeman, 1840) - California hornsnail - Cerithidea costataCerithidea costataCerithidea costata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Potamididae....
(E. M. da Costa, 1778) - costate hornsnail - Cerithidea decollataCerithidea decollataCerithidea decollata, common name the truncated mangrove snail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Potamididae.-Description:...
Linnaeus, 1758 - Cerithidea djadjariensisCerithidea djadjariensisCerithidea djadjariensis is a species of medium-sized sea snail or mud snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Potamididae, the horn snails....
(K. Martin, 1899) - Cerithidea fuscata Gould, 1857 - this species has probably become extinct in recent times
- † Ceruthidea kanpokuensis
- Cerithidea largilliertiCerithidea largilliertiCerithidea largillierti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Potamididae....
(Philippi, 1848) - Cerithidea micropteraCerithidea micropteraCerithidea microptera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Potamididae....
(Kiener, 1842) - Cerithidea montagneiCerithidea montagneiCerithidea montagnei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Potamididae....
(Orbigny, 1839) - Cerithidea ornataCerithidea ornataCerithidea ornata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Potamididae....
A. Adams, 1863 - Cerithidea quadrataCerithidea quadrataCerithidea quadrata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Potamididae....
G. B. Sowerby II, 1866 - Cerithidea validaCerithidea validaCerithidea valida is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Potamididae....
(C. B. Adams, 1852)
synonyms:
- Cerithidea pauxilla A. Adams, 1855 is a synonym for Varicopeza pauxillaVaricopeza pauxillaVaricopeza pauxilla is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae....
(A. Adams, 1855)