Cerithideopsis costata

Cerithideopsis costata is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Potamididae.^[1]

Cerithideopsis costata
Cerithidea costata (costate horn snail) shell
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Family:	Potamididae
Genus:	Cerithideopsis
Species:	C. costata
Binomial name
Cerithideopsis costata (da Costa, 1778)
Synonyms
Cerithidea costata (da Costa, 1778) Cerithidea costata beattyi Bequaert, 1942 Cerithidea hanleyana G. B. Sowerby II, 1866 Cerithium ambiguum C.B. Adams, 1845 Cerithium lafondii Michaud, 1829 Cerithium salmacidum Morelet, 1849 Strombiformis costatus da Costa, 1778 (original combination) Strombus turboformis Montagu, 1808

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 21 mm.^[2]

Habitat

The species has been found in water at recorded depths from 0 to 402 m.<^[2]