''Cerithideopsis'' is a

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of medium-sized

sea snail Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...

s or mud snails, marine

gastropod Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...

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s in the

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

, 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 (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Potamididae, the horn snails. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cerithidea Swainson, 1840. Accesse ...

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Species

* '' Cerithideopsis australiensis'' Reid & Claremont, 2014 * '' Cerithideopsis californica'' (Haldeman, 1840) - California hornsnail * '' Cerithideopsis costata'' (E. M. da Costa, 1778) - costate hornsnail * '' Cerithideopsis fuscata'' (Gould, 1857) * '' Cerithideopsis largillierti'' (Philippi, 1848) * '' Cerithideopsis malayensis'' Reid & Claremont, 2014 * '' Cerithideopsis montagnei'' (Orbigny, 1839) * '' Cerithideopsis pliculosa'' (Menke, 1829) - plicate hornsnail - type species of genus ''Cerithideopsis'' * '' Cerithideopsis pulchra'' (C. B. Adams, 1852) * '' Cerithideopsis scalariformis'' (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 hornsnailHoubrick R. S. (1984). "Revision of higher taxa in genus ''Cerithidea'' (Mesogastropoda: Potamididae) based on comparative morphology and biological data". ''

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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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