Cerithideopsis costata
Species of gastropod
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Cerithideopsis costata is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Potamididae.[1]
| Cerithideopsis costata | |
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| Cerithidea costata (costate horn snail) shell | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | incertae sedis |
| Family: | Potamididae |
| Genus: | Cerithideopsis |
| Species: | C. costata |
| Binomial name | |
| Cerithideopsis costata (da Costa, 1778) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.
Description
Habitat
The species has been found in water at recorded depths from 0 to 402 m.[2]
