{{Short description|Species of gastropod}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}} {{Multiple issues| {{Refimprove|date=February 2025}} {{Original research|date=February 2025}} }} {{Speciesbox | image = Cerithidea obtusa 01.JPG | image_caption = | genus = Cerithidea | species = obtusa | authority = (Lamarck, 1822) | synonyms_ref = <ref name="WoRMS"/> | synonyms = ''Potamides obtusus'' <small>(Lamarck, 1822)</small> }}

'''''Cerithidea obtusa''''' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Potamididae.<ref name="WoRMS">{{WRMS species|215141|''Cerithidea obtusa'' (Lamarck, 1822)||17 May 2010}}</ref> The Obtuse Horn Shell, also known as '''Mud Creeper''', is a relatively common snail found in muddy coastal areas. It grows to around 5–6&nbsp;cm. It is used as a food in Southeast Asia, where it is known by the name of ''Belitung'' and ''Siput Sedut'' in Malay, ''Hoi Joob Jaeng'' ({{langx|th|หอยจุ๊บแจง}}), and ''Ốc Len'' in Vietnamese.

Many South East Asians eat the mud creeper as a dish, particularly in Malaysia, southern Thailand, certain parts of Indonesia, and Vietnam.

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Category:Potamididae Category:Taxa named by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck Category:Gastropods described in 1822

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