Cerithidea quoyii

Cerithidea quoyii is a species of brackish water snail, a gastropod mollusk in the family Potamididae.

Cerithidea quoyii
A live Cerithidea quoyii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Family:	Potamididae
Genus:	Cerithidea
Species:	C. quoyii
Binomial name
Cerithidea quoyii (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848)
Synonyms[1]
Cerithium quoyii Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848 Cerithidea quadrata G. B. Sowerby II, 1866

Distribution

This marine species occurs along the coasts of Vietnam and the Philippines.

Description

Cerithidea quoyii shell.

Cerithidea quoyii shells.

Ecology

Cerithidea quoyii is a predominantly mangrove-associated species.^[2]