Cerithidea costatus da Costa 1778 (horn snail)

Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Potamididae

Alternative combinations: Cerithidea costata, Strombiformis costata

Synonyms: Cerithidea beattyi Bequaert 1942, Cerithidea costata beattyi Bequaert 1942

Belongs to Cerithidea according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008

See also Petuch 2004 and Petuch and Roberts 2007

Sister taxa: Cerithidea (Cerithidea), Cerithidea (Cerithideopsilla), Cerithidea (Cerithideopsis), Cerithidea albonodosa, Cerithidea anguillana, Cerithidea anticipata, Cerithidea boweni, Cerithidea decollata, Cerithidea pulchra, Cerithidea scalariformis, Cerithidea tokunariensis, Cerithidea valida, Potamides (Cerithidea) branneri, Potamides (Cerithidea) djadariensis, Potamides (Cerithidea) fluviatilis, Potamides (Cerithidea) sindiensis

Subtaxa: Cerithidea beattyi lakeworthensis

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Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Cuba (2 collections), United States (3: Florida)

Total: 5 collections including 6 occurrences

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