Cerithideopsis costata

Cerithideopsis costata
	Cerithidea costata (costate horn snail) shell
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Family:	Potamididae
Genus:	Cerithideopsis
Species:	C. costata
Binomial name
	Cerithideopsis costata; (da Costa, 1778)
Synonyms
	Cerithidea costata(da Costa, 1778); Cerithidea costata beattyiBequaert, 1942; Cerithidea hanleyanaG. B. Sowerby II, 1866; Cerithium ambiguumC.B. Adams, 1845; Cerithium lafondiiMichaud, 1829; Cerithium salmacidumMorelet, 1849; Strombiformis costatusda Costa, 1778 (original combination); Strombus turboformisMontagu, 1808;

Last updated June 09, 2025

Cerithideopsis costata is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Potamididae.^[1]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 21 mm.^[2]

Habitat

The species has been found in water at recorded depths from 0 to 402 m.<^[2]

References

↑ Bouchet, P. (2014). Cerithideopsis costata (da Costa, 1778). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=758590 on 2014-03-20
1 2 Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi : 10.1371/journal.pone.0008776 .

Reid D.G. & Claremont M. (2014) The genus Cerithideopsis Thiele, 1929 (Gastropoda: Potamididae) in the Indo-West Pacific region. Zootaxa 3779(1): 61–80

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[WoRMS-1] Bouchet, P. (2014). Cerithideopsis costata (da Costa, 1778). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=758590 on 2014-03-20

[Welch_2010-2] 1 2 Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi : 10.1371/journal.pone.0008776 .

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