Cerithidea Explained

Cerithidea is a genus of medium-sized sea snails or mud snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Potamididae, the horn snails. ^[1]

Species

There used to be three subgenera^[2] in the genus Cerithidea: subgenus Cerithea, subgenus Cerithideopsis and subgenus Cerithideopsilla. These have been brought to the status of genus.

• Cerithidea andamanensis Reid, 2014
• Cerithidea anticipata Iredale, 1929^[3]
• Cerithidea balteata A. Adams, 1855
• † Cerithidea bifurcata Kilburn & Tankard, 1975
• Cerithidea charbonnieri (Petit de la Saussaye, 1851)
• Cerithidea decollata (Linnaeus, 1758) ^[4]
• Cerithidea dohrni (Kobelt, 1890)
• Cerithidea houbricki Reid, 2014
• † Ceruthidea kanpokuensis^[5]
• Cerithidea moerchii (A. Adams, 1855)
• † Cerithidea nebrascensis (Meek & Hayden, 1856)
• Cerithidea obtusa (Lamarck, 1822)^[6] - type species^[2]
• Cerithidea quoyii (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848)
• Cerithidea reidi Houbrick, 1986
• Cerithidea rhizophorarum A. Adams, 1855^{[2] [7]}
• Cerithidea sinensis (Philippi, 1848)
• Cerithidea tonkiniana Mabille, 1887
• Cerithidea weyersi Dautzenberg, 1899

Species brought into synonymy:

• Cerithidea alata (Philippi, 1849):^[8] synonym of Pirenella alata (Philippi, 1849)
• Cerithidea albonodosa Gould & Carpenter, 1857: synonym of Cerithideopsis californica (Haldeman, 1840)
• Cerithidea alternata Hutton, 1873: synonym of Batillaria australis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
• Cerithidea bombayana G. B. Sowerby II, 1866: synonym of Pirenella conica (Blainville, 1829)
• Cerithidea californica (Haldeman, 1840): synonym of Cerithideopsis californica (Haldeman, 1840)
• Cerithidea caiyingyai Qian Z.-X., Fang Y.-F. & He J., 2013: synonym of Pirenella caiyingyai (Qian, Fang & He, 2013)
• Cerithidea cingulata (Gmelin, 1791):^{[9] [10]} synonym of Cerithideopsilla cingulata (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Pirenella cingulata (Gmelin, 1791
• Cerithidea cornea A. Adams, 1855: synonym of Cerithidea balteata A. Adams, 1855
• Cerithidea costata (da Costa, 1778): synonym of Cerithideopsis costata (da Costa, 1778)
• Cerithidea crassilabrum A. Adams, 1855: synonym of Cerithideopsis scalariformis (Say, 1825)
• Cerithidea dahlakensis Biggs, 1965: synonym of Bittium proteum (Jousseaume, 1931)
• Cerithidea djadjariensis (K. Martin, 1899): synonym of Cerithideopsilla djadjariensis (K. Martin, 1899)
• Cerithidea fluviatilis (Potiez & Michaud, 1838): synonym of Pirenella cingulata (Gmelin, 1791)
• Cerithidea fortunei A. Adams, 1855: synonym of Cerithideopsis largillierti (Philippi, 1848)
• Cerithidea fuscata Gould, 1857 - this species has probably become extinct in recent times:^[11] synonym of Cerithideopsis californica (Haldeman, 1840)
• Cerithidea hanleyana: synonym of G. B. Sowerby II, 1866: synonym of Cerithideopsis costata (da Costa, 1778)
• Cerithidea largillierti (Philippi, 1848): synonym of Cerithideopsis largillierti (Philippi, 1848)
• Cerithidea layardii A. Adams, 1855: synonym of Pirenella conica (Blainville, 1829)
• Cerithidea mazatlanica Carpenter, 1857: synonym of Cerithideopsis californica (Haldeman, 1840)
• Cerithidea microptera (Kiener, 1842):^[12] synonym of Pirenella microptera (Kiener, 1841)
• Cerithidea montagnei (d'Orbigny, 1841): synonym of Cerithideopsis montagnei (d'Orbigny, 1841)
• Cerithidea multicostata Schepman, 1919: synonym of Cerithidea anticipata Iredale, 1929
• Cerithidea mutata Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1902: synonym of Batillaria mutata (Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1902)
• Cerithidea ornata A. Adams, 1863:^[13] synonym of Cerithidea balteata A. Adams, 1855
• Cerithidea pauxilla A. Adams, 1855: synonym for Varicopeza pauxilla (A. Adams, 1855)^[14]
• Cerithidea pliculosa (Menke, 1829): synonym of Cerithideopsis pliculosa (Menke, 1829)
• Cerithidea pulchra (C. B. Adams, 1852): synonym of Cerithideopsis pulchra (C. B. Adams, 1852)
• Cerithidea quadrata G. B. Sowerby II, 1866: synonym of Cerithidea quoyii (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848)
• Cerithidea raricostata A. Adams, 1855: synonym of Cerithidea balteata A. Adams, 1855
• Cerithidea rollei Kobelt, 1890: synonym of Cerithideopsis scalariformis (Say, 1825)
• Cerithidea scalariformis (Say, 1825): synonym of Cerithideopsis scalariformis (Say, 1825)
• Cerithidea tenkatei Schepman, 1893: synonym of Terebralia palustris (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Cerithidea valida (C. B. Adams, 1852): synonym of Cerithideopsis californica (Haldeman, 1840)

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

Notes and References

1. 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
2. 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. PDF.
3. 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
4. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215142 on 2011-01-28
5. (26 August 2007) Cerithidea kanpokuensis カンポクヘナタリ", accessed 28 January 2011.
6. 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
7. 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
8. 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
9. 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. .
10. 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
11. Carlton. James T.. Neoextinctions of Marine Invertebrates. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 1993. 3. 6. 499–509. 10.1093/icb/33.6.499 . free.
12. 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
13. 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
14. 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