Cerithideopsis costata

Cerithideopsis costata
	Cerithidea costata (costate horn snail) shell
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda; clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily:	Cerithioidea
Family:	Potamididae
Genus:	Cerithideopsis
Species:	C. costata
Binomial name
	Cerithideopsis costata; (da Costa, 1778)
Synonyms
	Cerithidea costata (da Costa, 1778); Cerithidea costata beattyi Bequaert, 1942; Cerithidea hanleyana G. B. Sowerby II, 1866; Cerithium ambiguum C.B. Adams, 1845; Cerithium lafondii Michaud, 1829; Cerithium salmacidum Morelet, 1849; Strombiformis costatus da Costa, 1778 (original combination); Strombus turboformis Montagu, 1808;

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

Distribution edit

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

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

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

^ 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
^ ^a ^b 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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