Cerithidea balteata
Cerithidea balteata is a species of snail, a brackish-water gastropod mollusk in the family Potamididae.[1]
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| Two shells of Cerithidea balteata (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
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| Species: | C. balteata |
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| Cerithidea balteata A. Adams, 1855 | |
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Description
The length of the shell attains 28 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in brackish waters in the Philippines.
References
- 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
External links
- Sowerby, G. B., II. (1855). Monograph of the genus Cerithium, Adanson. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells. 2 (16): 847–899, pls 176–186. London, privately published
- 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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