''Ceratostoma'',
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the "hornmouth" snails, is a
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of medium to large
predatory
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sea snail
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s,
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gastropod
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mollusk
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s in the family
Muricidae, the rock snails.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Ceratostoma Herrmannsen, 1846. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=240766 on 2020-07-31]
This genus should not be confused with the nudibranch genus ''
Ceratosoma'', meaning "thorn body". ''Ceratostoma'' means "thorn mouth" because of the thorn-like projection on the edge of the aperture, used as a tool in predation to prop open the shells of bivalves and barnacles.
Species
Species within the genus ''Ceratostoma'' include:
* ''
Ceratostoma burnetti''
(Adams & Reeve, 1849)
* ''
Ceratostoma foliatum''
(Gmelin, 1791)
* ''
Ceratostoma fournieri''
(Crosse, 1861)
* ''
Ceratostoma monoceros''
(G. B. Sowerby II, 1841)
* ''
Ceratostoma nuttalli''
Conrad, 1837
* ''
Ceratostoma rorifluum''
(Adams & Reeve, 1849)
Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Ceratostoma inornatum'' (Récluz, 1851) accepted as ''Pteropurpura (Ocinebrellus) inornata'' (Récluz, 1851) accepted as ''
Ocenebra inornata
''Ocenebra inornata'' common names the "Asian drill", the "Asian oyster drill", the "Japanese oyster drill" and the "Japanese oyster borer", is a species of small predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the mur ...
'' (Récluz, 1851)
* ''Ceratostoma varicosum'' (Kuroda, 1953) accepted as ''
Genkaimurex varicosus'' (Kuroda, 1953)
References
WoRMS listing
External links
Herrmannsen, A. N. (1846-1852). Indicis Generum Malacozoorum primordia. Fischer, Cassel. Vol. 1: i-xxviii, 1-637 pp
Muricidae
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