Cerithidea

Genus of gastropods


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::summary Genus of gastropods ::

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  • Aphanistylus P. Fischer, 1884
  • Cerithidea (Cerithidea) Swainson, 1840
  • Cerithium (Cerithidea)
  • Phaenommia Mörch, 1860
  • Potamides (Aphanistylus) P. Fischer, 1884
  • Potamides (Cerithidea) |type_species = Melania lineolata |type_species_authority = Gray in Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833

Cerithidea is a genus of medium-sized sea snails or mud snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Potamididae, the horn snails.

Species

There used to be three subgenera in the genus Cerithidea: subgenus Cerithea, subgenus Cerithideopsis and subgenus Cerithideopsilla. These have been brought to the status of genus.

;Species brought into synonymy:

References

  • Sowerby, G.B. II (1866) Monograph of the genus Cerithidea. In: Reeve, L.A. (Ed.), Conchologia Iconica. Vol. 15. L.A. Reeve, London, pls 1–4.
  • Oyama, K. (1959) Cerithidea. In: Oyama, K. (Ed.), The Molluscan Shells. Vol. 2. Resources Exploitation Institute, Tokyo
  • Houbrick, R.S. (1984) Revision of higher taxa in genus Cerithidea (Mesogastropoda: Potamididae) based on comparative morphology and biological data. American Malacological Bulletin, 2, 1–20
  • Hasegawa, K. (2000) Family Potamididae. In: Okutani, T., (Ed.), Marine Mollusks in Japan. Tokai University Press, Tokyo
  • Lozouet, P. (2008) Potamididae. In: Poppe, G.T. (Ed.), Philippine Marine Mollusks. Vol. 1. ConchBooks, Hackenheim, pp. 284–287
  • Reid, D.G., Claremont, M., Smith, L., Shamoto, M., Glaubrecht, M. & Ozawa, T. (2013) Mosaics in the mangroves: allopatric diversification of tree-climbing mudwhelks (Gastropoda: Potamididae: Cerithidea) in the Indo-West Pacific. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 110, 564–580
  • Reid, D.G. (2014) The genus Cerithidea Swainson, 1840 (Gastropoda: Potamididae) in the Indo-West Pacific region. Zootaxa, 3775 (1), 1–65

References

  1. [[William Swainson. Swainson J.]] (1840). ''Treat., Malacol.'' '''203''': 342.
  2. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cerithidea Swainson, 1840. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204619 on 2020-08-01
  3. Houbrick R. S. (1984). "Revision of higher taxa in genus ''Cerithidea'' (Mesogastropoda: Potamididae) based on comparative morphology and biological data". ''[[American Malacological Bulletin]]'' '''2''': 1-20. [http://si-pddr.si.edu/jspui/bitstream/10088/6218/1/sms_houbrick_1984.pdf PDF].
  4. WoRMS (2010). Cerithidea anticipata Iredale, 1929. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=456550 on 2011-01-28
  5. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215142 on 2011-01-28
  6. {{in lang. ja (26 August 2007) [http://www.geocities.jp/higatakaseki/tubuyaki/kanpokuensis/cerithidea-kanpokuensis.htm ''Cerithidea kanpokuensis'' カンポクヘナタリ"], accessed 28 January 2011.
  7. WoRMS (2010). ''Cerithidea obtusa'' (Lamarck, 1822). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215141 on 2011-01-28
  8. WoRMS (2010). ''Cerithidea rhizophorarum'' A. Adams, 1855. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=456560 on 2011-01-28
  9. WoRMS (2010). ''Cerithidea alata'' (Philippi, 1849). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=456563 on 2011-01-28
  10. Inoue K. (2007). "Batillariid and potamidid gastropods from the Middle Miocene Kukinaga Group, Tanegashima Island, southwest Japan, and their paleobiogeographic implications". ''[[Paleontological Research]]'' '''11'''(3): 277-292. {{doi. 10.2517/1342-8144(2007)11[277:BAPGFT]2.0.CO;2.
  11. WoRMS (2010). ''Cerithidea cingulata'' (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=456564 on 2011-01-28
  12. Carlton, James T.. (1993). "Neoextinctions of Marine Invertebrates". Integrative and Comparative Biology.
  13. WoRMS (2010). ''Cerithidea microptera'' (Kiener, 1842). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=456566 on 2011-01-28
  14. WoRMS (2010). ''Cerithidea ornata''. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=456556 on 2011-01-28
  15. WoRMS (2010). ''Varicopeza pauxilla'' (A. Adams, 1855). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=473153 on 2011-01-28

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