Cerithidea balteata

Cerithidea balteata is a species of snail, a brackish-water gastropod mollusk in the family Potamididae.[1]

Cerithidea balteata
Two shells of Cerithidea balteata (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily:
Cerithioidea
Family:
Potamididae
Genus:
Cerithidea
Species:
C. balteata
Binomial name
Cerithidea balteata
A. Adams, 1855
Synonyms
  • Cerithidea cornea A. Adams, 1855
  • Cerithidea ornata A. Adams, 1863
  • Cerithidea raricostata A. Adams, 1855
  • Cerithium (Cerithidea) balteatum (A. Adams, 1855)
  • Cerithium (Cerithidea) balteatum var. mindorensis Kobelt, 1895
  • Cerithium (Cerithidea) quadrasi Kobelt, 1895
  • Cerithium ornatum G. B. Sowerby II, 1855

Description

The length of the shell attains 28 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in brackish waters in the Philippines.

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References
  1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Cerithidea balteata A. Adams, 1855. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=758720 on 2016-03-29


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