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Cerithidea obtusa
| Description | Cerithidea obtusa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Potamididae. The Obtuse Horn Shell, also known as Mud Creeper, is a relatively common snail found in muddy coastal areas. It grows to around 5–6 cm. It is used as a food in Southeast Asia, where it is known by the name of Belitung and Siput Sedut in Malay, Hoi Joob Jaeng (Thai: หอยจุ๊บแจง), and Ốc Len in Vietnamese. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerithidea_obtusa, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Potamididae : Cerithidea : Cerithidea obtusa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Generic Name | Cerithidea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Cerithidea obtusa (Lamarck, 1822) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Stumpfe Hornschnecke, Stumpfe Schlammschnecke, Mud Creeper, Obtuse Horn Shell, Obtuse Hornsnail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerithidea_obtusa |
External Images
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Cerithium obtusum Lamarck, 1822 | GBIF | species | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Potamididae : Cerithidea : Cerithium obtusum |
| Cerithium truncatum Gray, 1833 | GBIF | species | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Potamididae : Cerithidea : Cerithium truncatum |
| Potamides obtusus (Lamarck, 1822) | GBIF | species | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Potamididae : Cerithidea : Potamides obtusus |
References
| Cole, T. C. H. (2017) Wörterbuch der Wirbellosen / Dictionary of Invertebrates. Latein-Deutsch-English: 2017. Springer Spektrum: Berlin. ISBN 978-3-662-52869-3. XII, 574 pp - via Catalogue of Life |
| Reid, D.G., Dyal, P., Lozouet, P., Glaubrecht, M. & Williams, S.T. (2008) Mudwhelks and mangroves: the evolutionary history of an ecological association (Gastropoda: Potamididae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 47: 680-699. - via World Register of Marine Species |
| Reid D.G. (2014) The genus Cerithidea Swainson, 1840 (Gastropoda: Potamididae) in the Indo-West Pacific region. Zootaxa 3775(1): 1-65. [12 March 2014] - via World Register of Marine Species |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
