''Cerithideopsis'' is a
genus
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of medium-sized
sea snail
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s or mud snails,
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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
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s in the
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Potamididae, the horn snails.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cerithideopsis Thiele, 1929. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=446424 on 2020-08-01]
This genus was previously considered a subspecies of ''
Cerithidea
''Cerithidea'' is a genus of medium-sized sea snails or mud snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Potamididae, the horn snails. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cerithidea Swainson, 1840. Accessed through: World Register of Marin ...
''
Swainson, 1840
Species
* ''
Cerithideopsis australiensis''
Reid & Claremont, 2014
* ''
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(Haldeman, 1840) - California hornsnail
* ''
Cerithideopsis costata''
(E. M. da Costa, 1778) - costate hornsnail
* ''
Cerithideopsis fuscata''
(Gould, 1857)
* ''
Cerithideopsis largillierti
''Cerithideopsis largillierti'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family
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''
(Philippi, 1848)
* ''
Cerithideopsis malayensis''
Reid & Claremont, 2014
* ''
Cerithideopsis montagnei
''Cerithideopsis montagnei'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Potamididae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Cerithideopsis montagnei (d’Orbigny, 1841). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.mar ...
''
(Orbigny, 1839)<!--1837 per ITIS-->
* ''
Cerithideopsis pliculosa''
(Menke, 1829) - plicate hornsnail - type species of genus ''Cerithideopsis''
* ''
Cerithideopsis pulchra''
(C. B. Adams, 1852)
* ''
Cerithideopsis scalariformis
''Cerithideopsis scalariformis'', commonly known as the ladder hornsnail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Potamididae. This amphibious species occurs in the western Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the ...
''
(Say, 1825)[Bouchet, P. (2014). Cerithideopsis scalariformis (Say, 1825). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=758592 on 2014-03-20] - ladder hornsnail
[Houbrick R. S. (1984). "Revision of higher taxa in genus ''Cerithidea'' (Mesogastropoda: Potamididae) based on comparative morphology and biological data". '' American Malacological Bulletin'' 2: 1-20]
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References
* Reid D.G. & Claremont M. (2014) The genus Cerithideopsis Thiele, 1929 (Gastropoda: Potamididae) in the Indo-West Pacific region. Zootaxa 3779(1): 61-80
External links
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Potamididae
Gastropod genera