Description
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| Cerithidea anticipata | |
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| Species: | C. anticipata |
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| Cerithidea anticipata Iredale, 1929 | |
Cerithidea anticipata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Potamididae. [1]
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