''Cerithideopsilla'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

of medium-sized

sea snail Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...

s or mud snails,

marine Marine is an adjective meaning of or pertaining to the sea or ocean. Marine or marines may refer to: Ocean * Maritime (disambiguation) * Marine art * Marine biology * Marine debris * Marine habitats * Marine life * Marine pollution Military * ...

gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...

mollusk Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is e ...

s in the

family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...

Potamididae ''Potamididae'', common name potamidids (also known as horn snails or mudwhelks) are a family of small to large brackish water snails that live on mud flats, mangroves and similar habitats. They are amphibious gastropod molluscs in the superfami ...

, the horn snails.Reid, David G. (2013). Cerithideopsilla Thiele, 1929. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=446427 on 2014-03-21

Species

There are altogether 16 species within ''Cerithideopsilla'', but as of January 2015 only four species are formally described: * '' Cerithideopsilla alata'' (Philippi, 1849) * ''

Cerithideopsilla cingulata ''Pirenella cingulata'' is a species of medium-sized sea snails or mud snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Potamididae, the horn snails.Bouchet, P. (2016). Pirenella cingulata (Gmelin, 1791). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through ...

'' (Gmelin, 1791) * '' Cerithideopsilla conica'' (Blainville, 1829) * '' Cerithideopsilla incisa'' (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848) - synonym: '' Cerithideopsilla djadjariensis'' (K. Martin, 1899) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Cerithideopsilla microptera'' (Kiener, 1842) is a synonym of '' Cerithidea microptera'' (Kiener, 1842)

References

External links

Potamididae {{Potamididae-stub