''Cerithideopsilla'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of medium-sized sea snails or mud snails, marine gastropod

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 es ...

s in the

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

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 superfa ...

, 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 ''Pirenella alata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk 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 mar ...

'' (Philippi, 1849) * '' Cerithideopsilla cingulata'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''

Cerithideopsilla conica ''Cerithideopsilla conica'' is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Potamididae.WoRMS (2011). ''Potamides conicus'' (Blainville, 1829). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinesp ...

'' (Blainville, 1829) * ''

Cerithideopsilla incisa ''Pirenella incisa'' is a species of medium-sized sea snail or mud snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affini ...

'' (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848) - synonym: ''

Cerithideopsilla djadjariensis ''Pirenella incisa'' is a species of medium-sized sea snail or mud snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affini ...

'' (K. Martin, 1899) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Cerithideopsilla microptera'' (Kiener, 1842) is a synonym of ''

Cerithidea microptera ''Pirenella microptera'' is a species of snail, a brackish-water gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinit ...

'' (Kiener, 1842)

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Potamididae {{Potamididae-stub