Cerithidea quoyii
A live Cerithidea quoyii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily:
Cerithioidea
Family:
Potamididae
Genus:
Cerithidea
Species:
C. quoyii
Binomial name
Cerithidea quoyii
(Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848)
Synonyms[1]

Cerithium quoyii Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848
Cerithidea quadrata G. B. Sowerby II, 1866

Cerithidea quoyii is a species of brackish water snail, a gastropod mollusk in the family Potamididae.

Distribution

This marine species occurs along the coasts of Vietnam and the Philippines.

Description

Cerithidea quoyii shell.
Cerithidea quoyii shells.

Ecology

Cerithidea quoyii is a predominantly mangrove-associated species.[2]

References

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  1. ↑ Bouchet, P. (2015). Cerithidea quoyii. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=758738 on 5 April 2016
  2. ↑ Zvonareva S., Kantor Yu., Li X. & Britayev T. (2015). "Long-term monitoring of Gastropoda (Mollusca) fauna in planted mangroves in central Vietnam". Zoological Studies 54: 39. doi:10.1186/s40555-015-0120-0.


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