Cerithidea

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. Cerithidea andamanensis Reid, 2014 Cerithidea anticipata Iredale, 1929 Cerithidea balteata A. Adams, 1855 † Cerithidea bifurcata Kilburn & Tankard, 1975 Cerithidea charbonnieri (Petit de la Saussaye, 1851) Cerithidea decollata (Linnaeus, 1758) Cerithidea dohrni (Kobelt, 1890) Cerithidea houbricki Reid, 2014 † Ceruthidea kanpokuensis Cerithidea moerchii (A. Adams, 1855) † Cerithidea nebrascensis (Meek & Hayden, 1856) Cerithidea obtusa (Lamarck, 1822) - type species Cerithidea quoyii (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848) Cerithidea reidi Houbrick, 1986 Cerithidea rhizophorarum A. Adams, 1855 Cerithidea sinensis (Philippi, 1848) Cerithidea tonkiniana Mabille, 1887 Cerithidea weyersi Dautzenberg, 1899 Species brought into synonymy: Cerithidea alata (Philippi, 1849): 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): 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: 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): 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: synonym of Cerithidea balteata A. Adams, 1855 Cerithidea pauxilla A. Adams, 1855: synonym for Varicopeza pauxilla (A. Adams, 1855) 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)