{{Short description|Genus of gastropods}} {{Automatic taxobox |image = Cerithidea quoyii.png |image_caption = A live ''Cerithidea quoyii'' |display_parents = 3 |taxon = Cerithidea |authority = Swainson, 1840<ref>Swainson J. (1840). ''Treat., Malacol.'' '''203''': 342.</ref> |synonyms_ref = |synonyms = * ''Aphanistylus'' <small>P. Fischer, 1884</small> * ''Cerithidea (Cerithidea)'' <small>Swainson, 1840</small> * ''Cerithium (Cerithidea)'' * ''Phaenommia'' <small>Mörch, 1860</small> * ''Potamides (Aphanistylus)'' <small>P. Fischer, 1884</small> * ''Potamides (Cerithidea)'' |type_species = ''Melania lineolata'' |type_species_authority = Gray in Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833 }}

'''''Cerithidea''''' is a genus of medium-sized sea snails or mud snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Potamididae, the horn snails.<ref name="WoRMS">MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cerithidea Swainson, 1840. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204619 on 2020-08-01</ref>

==Species== There used to be three subgenera<ref name="Houbrick 1984">Houbrick R. S. (1984). "Revision of higher taxa in genus ''Cerithidea'' (Mesogastropoda: Potamididae) based on comparative morphology and biological data". ''American Malacological Bulletin'' '''2''': 1-20. [http://si-pddr.si.edu/jspui/bitstream/10088/6218/1/sms_houbrick_1984.pdf PDF].</ref> in the genus ''Cerithidea'': subgenus ''Cerithea'', subgenus ''Cerithideopsis'' and subgenus ''Cerithideopsilla''. These have been brought to the status of genus.

* ''Cerithidea andamanensis'' <small>Reid, 2014</small> * ''Cerithidea anticipata'' <small>Iredale, 1929</small><ref>WoRMS (2010). Cerithidea anticipata Iredale, 1929. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=456550 on 2011-01-28</ref> * ''Cerithidea balteata'' <small>A. Adams, 1855</small> * † ''Cerithidea bifurcata'' <small>Kilburn & Tankard, 1975</small> * ''Cerithidea charbonnieri'' <small>(Petit de la Saussaye, 1851)</small> * ''Cerithidea decollata'' <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small> <ref>Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215142 on 2011-01-28</ref> * ''Cerithidea dohrni'' <small>(Kobelt, 1890)</small> * ''Cerithidea houbricki'' <small>Reid, 2014</small> * † ''Cerithidea kanpokuensis''<ref>{{in lang|ja}} (26 August 2007) [http://www.geocities.jp/higatakaseki/tubuyaki/kanpokuensis/cerithidea-kanpokuensis.htm ''Cerithidea kanpokuensis'' カンポクヘナタリ"], accessed 28 January 2011.</ref> * ''Cerithidea moerchii'' <small>(A. Adams, 1855)</small> * † ''Cerithidea nebrascensis'' <small>(Meek & Hayden, 1856)</small> * ''Cerithidea obtusa'' <small>(Lamarck, 1822)</small><ref>WoRMS (2010). ''Cerithidea obtusa'' (Lamarck, 1822). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215141 on 2011-01-28</ref> - type species<ref name="Houbrick 1984"/> * ''Cerithidea quoyii'' <small>(Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848)</small> * ''Cerithidea reidi'' <small>Houbrick, 1986</small> * ''Cerithidea rhizophorarum'' <small>A. Adams, 1855</small><ref name="Houbrick 1984"/><ref>WoRMS (2010). ''Cerithidea rhizophorarum'' A. Adams, 1855. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=456560 on 2011-01-28</ref> * ''Cerithidea sinensis'' <small>(Philippi, 1848)</small> * ''Cerithidea tonkiniana'' <small>Mabille, 1887</small> * ''Cerithidea weyersi'' <small>Dautzenberg, 1899</small>

;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Cerithidea alata'' <small>(Philippi, 1849)</small>:<ref>WoRMS (2010). ''Cerithidea alata'' (Philippi, 1849). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=456563 on 2011-01-28</ref> synonym of ''Pirenella alata'' (Philippi, 1849) * ''Cerithidea albonodosa'' <small>Gould & Carpenter, 1857</small>: synonym of ''Cerithideopsis californica'' (Haldeman, 1840) * ''Cerithidea alternata'' <small>Hutton, 1873</small>: synonym of ''Batillaria australis'' <small>(Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)</small> * ''Cerithidea bombayana'' G. B. Sowerby II, 1866: synonym of ''Pirenella conica'' (Blainville, 1829) * ''Cerithidea californica'' <small>(Haldeman, 1840)</small>: synonym of ''Cerithideopsis californica'' <small>(Haldeman, 1840)</small> * ''Cerithidea caiyingyai'' <small>Qian Z.-X., Fang Y.-F. & He J., 2013</small>: synonym of ''Pirenella caiyingyai'' (Qian, Fang & He, 2013) * ''Cerithidea cingulata'' <small>(Gmelin, 1791)</small>:<ref>Inoue K. (2007). "Batillariid and potamidid gastropods from the Middle Miocene Kukinaga Group, Tanegashima Island, southwest Japan, and their paleobiogeographic implications". ''Paleontological Research'' '''11'''(3): 277-292. {{doi|10.2517/1342-8144(2007)11[277:BAPGFT]2.0.CO;2}}.</ref><ref>WoRMS (2010). ''Cerithidea cingulata'' (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=456564 on 2011-01-28</ref> synonym of ''Cerithideopsilla cingulata'' (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as ''Pirenella cingulata'' (Gmelin, 1791 * ''Cerithidea cornea'' <small>A. Adams, 1855</small>: synonym of ''Cerithidea balteata'' <small>A. Adams, 1855</small> * ''Cerithidea costata'' <small>(da Costa, 1778)</small>: synonym of ''Cerithideopsis costata'' <small>(da Costa, 1778)</small> * ''Cerithidea crassilabrum'' <small>A. Adams, 1855</small>: synonym of ''Cerithideopsis scalariformis'' <small>(Say, 1825)</small> * ''Cerithidea dahlakensis'' <small>Biggs, 1965</small>: synonym of ''Bittium proteum'' <small>(Jousseaume, 1931)</small> * ''Cerithidea djadjariensis'' <small>(K. Martin, 1899)</small>: synonym of ''Cerithideopsilla djadjariensis'' <small>(K. Martin, 1899)</small> * ''Cerithidea fluviatilis'' (Potiez & Michaud, 1838): synonym of ''Pirenella cingulata'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Cerithidea fortunei'' <small>A. Adams, 1855</small>: synonym of ''Cerithideopsis largillierti'' <small>(Philippi, 1848)</small> * ''Cerithidea fuscata'' <small>Gould, 1857</small> - this species has probably become extinct in recent times:<ref>{{cite journal|last=Carlton|first=James T.|title=Neoextinctions of Marine Invertebrates|journal=Integrative and Comparative Biology|year=1993|volume=3|issue=6|pages=499–509|doi=10.1093/icb/33.6.499 |doi-access=free}}</ref> synonym of ''Cerithideopsis californica'' (Haldeman, 1840) * ''Cerithidea hanleyana'': synonym of G. B. Sowerby II, 1866: synonym of ''Cerithideopsis costata'' (da Costa, 1778) * ''Cerithidea largillierti'' <small>(Philippi, 1848)</small>: synonym of ''Cerithideopsis largillierti'' <small>(Philippi, 1848)</small> * ''Cerithidea layardii'' A. Adams, 1855: synonym of ''Pirenella conica'' (Blainville, 1829) * ''Cerithidea mazatlanica'' <small>Carpenter, 1857</small>: synonym of ''Cerithideopsis californica'' <small>(Haldeman, 1840)</small> * ''Cerithidea microptera'' <small>(Kiener, 1842)</small>:<ref>WoRMS (2010). ''Cerithidea microptera'' (Kiener, 1842). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=456566 on 2011-01-28</ref> synonym of ''Pirenella microptera'' (Kiener, 1841) * ''Cerithidea montagnei'' <small>(d'Orbigny, 1841)</small>: synonym of ''Cerithideopsis montagnei'' <small>(d'Orbigny, 1841)</small> * ''Cerithidea multicostata'' <small>Schepman, 1919</small>: synonym of ''Cerithidea anticipata'' <small>Iredale, 1929</small> * ''Cerithidea mutata'' <small>Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1902</small>: synonym of ''Batillaria mutata'' <small>(Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1902)</small> * ''Cerithidea ornata'' <small>A. Adams, 1863</small>:<ref>WoRMS (2010). ''Cerithidea ornata''. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=456556 on 2011-01-28</ref> synonym of ''Cerithidea balteata'' A. Adams, 1855 * ''Cerithidea pauxilla'' <small>A. Adams, 1855</small>: synonym for ''Varicopeza pauxilla'' <small>(A. Adams, 1855)</small><ref>WoRMS (2010). ''Varicopeza pauxilla'' (A. Adams, 1855). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=473153 on 2011-01-28</ref> * ''Cerithidea pliculosa'' <small>(Menke, 1829)</small>: synonym of ''Cerithideopsis pliculosa'' <small>(Menke, 1829)</small> * ''Cerithidea pulchra'' <small>(C. B. Adams, 1852)</small>: synonym of ''Cerithideopsis pulchra'' <small>(C. B. Adams, 1852)</small> * ''Cerithidea quadrata'' <small>G. B. Sowerby II, 1866</small>: synonym of ''Cerithidea quoyii'' <small>(Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848)</small> * ''Cerithidea raricostata'' <small>A. Adams, 1855</small>: synonym of ''Cerithidea balteata'' <small>A. Adams, 1855</small> * ''Cerithidea rollei'' <small>Kobelt, 1890</small>: synonym of ''Cerithideopsis scalariformis'' <small>(Say, 1825)</small> * ''Cerithidea scalariformis'' <small>(Say, 1825)</small>: synonym of ''Cerithideopsis scalariformis'' <small>(Say, 1825)</small> * ''Cerithidea tenkatei'' <small>Schepman, 1893</small>: synonym of ''Terebralia palustris'' <small>(Linnaeus, 1767)</small> * ''Cerithidea valida'' <small>(C. B. Adams, 1852)</small>: synonym of ''Cerithideopsis californica'' <small>(Haldeman, 1840)</small>

==References== {{Reflist}} * Sowerby, G.B. II (1866) ''Monograph of the genus Cerithidea''. In: Reeve, L.A. (Ed.), Conchologia Iconica. Vol. 15. L.A. Reeve, London, pls 1–4. * Oyama, K. (1959) ''Cerithidea''. In: Oyama, K. (Ed.), The Molluscan Shells. Vol. 2. Resources Exploitation Institute, Tokyo * Houbrick, R.S. (1984) ''Revision of higher taxa in genus Cerithidea (Mesogastropoda: Potamididae) based on comparative morphology and biological data''. American Malacological Bulletin, 2, 1–20 * Hasegawa, K. (2000) ''Family Potamididae''. In: Okutani, T., (Ed.), Marine Mollusks in Japan. Tokai University Press, Tokyo * Lozouet, P. (2008) ''Potamididae''. In: Poppe, G.T. (Ed.), Philippine Marine Mollusks. Vol. 1. ConchBooks, Hackenheim, pp.&nbsp;284–287 * Reid, D.G., Claremont, M., Smith, L., Shamoto, M., Glaubrecht, M. & Ozawa, T. (2013) ''Mosaics in the mangroves: allopatric diversification of tree-climbing mudwhelks (Gastropoda: Potamididae: Cerithidea) in the Indo-West Pacific''. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 110, 564–580 * [https://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3775.1.1 Reid, D.G. (2014) The genus Cerithidea Swainson, 1840 (Gastropoda: Potamididae) in the Indo-West Pacific region. Zootaxa, 3775 (1), 1–65]

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