Cerithidea kanpokuensis

Cerithidea kanpokuensis
A shell of Cerithidea kanpokuensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: incertae sedis
Family: Potamididae
Genus: Cerithidea
Species:
†C. kanpokuensis
Binomial name
†Cerithidea kanpokuensis
(Makiyama, 1926)
Synonyms

† Potamides (Cerithidea) kanpokuensis Makiyama, 1926 superseded combination

Cerithidea kanpokuensis is an extinct species of snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Potamididae.[1]

Description

The shell has a conical shape.

Biology

This species is part of a genus known for deposit feeding. It feeds on benthic diatoms and detritus.[2]

Distribution

This species is located in East Asia.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Out of scope". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2026-05-21.
  2. ↑ Wayne, Sousa (21 May 2026). "HOST LIFE HISTORY AND THE EFFECT OF PARASITIC CASTRATION ON GROWTH: A FIELD STUDY OF CERZTHZDEA CALIFORNICA Haldeman (GASTROPODA : PROSOBRANCHIA) AND ITS TREMATODE PARASITES" (PDF). ib.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  3. ↑ Reid, David G. (2014-03-12). "The genus Cerithidea Swainson, 1840 (Gastropoda: Potamididae) in the Indo-West Pacific region". Zootaxa. 3775 (1): 1, 3–65. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3775.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 24871618.
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