Cerithidea quoyii

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Cerithidea quoyii
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A live Cerithidea quoyii
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C. quoyii
Binomial name
Cerithidea quoyii
(Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848)
Synonyms [1]

Cerithium quoyii Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848
Cerithidea quadrata G. B. Sowerby II, 1866

Contents

Cerithidea quoyii is a species of brackish water snail, a gastropod mollusk in the family Potamididae.

Distribution

This marine species occurs along the coasts of Vietnam and the Philippines.

Description

Cerithidea quoyii shell. Cerithidea quoyii shell.png
Cerithidea quoyii shell.
Cerithidea quoyii shells. Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MOL.175798 - Cerithidea quadrata Sowerby, 1866 - Potamididae - Mollusc shell.jpeg
Cerithidea quoyii shells.

Ecology

Cerithidea quoyii is a predominantly mangrove-associated species. [2]

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References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Cerithidea quoyii. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=758738 on 5 April 2016
  2. Zvonareva S., Kantor Yu., Li X. & Britayev T. (2015). "Long-term monitoring of Gastropoda (Mollusca) fauna in planted mangroves in central Vietnam". Zoological Studies 54: 39. doi : 10.1186/s40555-015-0120-0.