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Potamididae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854

23100  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:23100)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
  6. Caenogastropoda incertae sedis (Order)
  7. Cerithioidea (Superfamily)
  8. Potamididae (Family)
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  1. Genus Cerithidea Swainson, 1840
    1. Species Cerithidea andamanensis D. Reid, 2014
    2. Species Cerithidea anticipata Iredale, 1929
    3. Species Cerithidea balteata A. Adams, 1855
    4. Species Cerithidea charbonnieri (Petit de la Saussaye, 1851)
    5. Species Cerithidea decollata (Linnaeus, 1767)
    6. Species Cerithidea dohrni (Kobelt, 1890)
    7. Species Cerithidea houbricki D. Reid, 2014
    8. Species Cerithidea moerchii (A. Adams, 1855)
    9. Species Cerithidea obtusa (Lamarck, 1822)
      1. Subspecies Cerithidea obtusa quadrata G. B. Sowerby II, 1866 accepted as Cerithidea quoyii (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848) (a junior synonym)
    10. Species Cerithidea quoyii (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848)
    11. Species Cerithidea reidi Houbrick, 1986
    12. Species Cerithidea rhizophorarum A. Adams, 1855
      1. Subspecies Cerithidea rhizophorarum moerchii (A. Adams, 1855) accepted as Cerithidea moerchii (A. Adams, 1855)
    13. Species Cerithidea sinensis (R. A. Philippi, 1848)
    14. Species Cerithidea tonkiniana Mabille, 1887
    15. Species Cerithidea weyersi Dautzenberg, 1899
    16. Subgenus Cerithidea (Aphanistylus) P. Fischer, 1884 accepted as Cerithidea Swainson, 1840 (unaccepted combination)
      1. Species Cerithidea (Aphanistylus) weyersi Dautzenberg, 1899 accepted as Cerithidea weyersi Dautzenberg, 1899 (basionym)
    17. Subgenus Cerithidea (Ceriphasia) Swainson, 1840 accepted as Pleurocera Rafinesque, 1818 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
      1. Species Cerithidea (Ceriphasia) sulcata Swainson, 1840 accepted as Pleurocera canaliculata (Say, 1821) (junior synonym)
    18. Subgenus Cerithidea (Cerithidea) Swainson, 1840 accepted as Cerithidea Swainson, 1840
      1. Species Cerithidea (Cerithidea) charbonnieri (Petit de la Saussaye, 1851) accepted as Cerithidea charbonnieri (Petit de la Saussaye, 1851) (unaccepted combination)
      2. Species Cerithidea (Cerithidea) obtusa (Lamarck, 1822) accepted as Cerithidea obtusa (Lamarck, 1822) (unaccepted combination)
      3. Species Cerithidea (Cerithidea) quadrata G. B. Sowerby II, 1866 accepted as Cerithidea quoyii (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848) (a junior synonym)
      4. Species Cerithidea (Cerithidea) reidi Houbrick, 1986 accepted as Cerithidea reidi Houbrick, 1986
      5. Species Cerithidea (Cerithidea) weyersi Dautzenberg, 1899 accepted as Cerithidea weyersi Dautzenberg, 1899 (unaccepted combination)
    19. Subgenus Cerithidea (Cerithideops) Pilsbry & Harbison, 1933 accepted as Terebralia Swainson, 1840 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
      1. Subgenus Cerithidea (Cerithideopsilla) Thiele, 1929 accepted as Cerithideopsilla Thiele, 1929 (original rank)
        1. Species Cerithidea (Cerithideopsilla) alata (R. A. Philippi, 1849) accepted as Pirenella alata (R. A. Philippi, 1849) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
        2. Species Cerithidea (Cerithideopsilla) cingulata (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Pirenella cingulata (Gmelin, 1791) (a junior synonym)
        3. Species Cerithidea (Cerithideopsilla) microptera (Kiener, 1841) accepted as Pirenella microptera (Kiener, 1841) (unaccepted combination)
      2. Subgenus Cerithidea (Cerithideopsis) Thiele, 1929 accepted as Cerithideopsis Thiele, 1929 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
      3. Subgenus Cerithidea (Pirenella) J. E. Gray, 1847 accepted as Pirenella J. E. Gray, 1847 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
        1. Species Cerithidea (Pirenella) caerulescens H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
        2. Species Cerithidea (Pirenella) layardii A. Adams, 1855 accepted as Pirenella conica (Blainville, 1829)
        3. Species Cerithidea (Pirenella) pauxilla A. Adams, 1855 accepted as Varicopeza pauxilla (A. Adams, 1855) (basionym)
      4. Species Cerithidea aguayoi Clench, 1934 accepted as Cerithidea valida (C. B. Adams, 1852) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
      5. Species Cerithidea alata (R. A. Philippi, 1849) accepted as Pirenella alata (R. A. Philippi, 1849) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      6. Species Cerithidea albonodosa A. Gould & P. P. Carpenter, 1857 accepted as Cerithideopsis californica (Haldeman, 1840) (junior subjective synonym)
      7. Species Cerithidea alternata (F. W. Hutton, 1873) accepted as Batillaria australis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) (junior subjective synonym)
      8. Species Cerithidea bombayana G. B. Sowerby II, 1866 accepted as Pirenella conica (Blainville, 1829)
      9. Species Cerithidea caiyingyai Z.-X. Qian, Y.-F. Fang & J. He, 2013 accepted as Pirenella caiyingyai (Z.-X. Qian, Y.-F. Fang & J. He, 2013) (original combination)
      10. Species Cerithidea californica (Haldeman, 1840) accepted as Cerithideopsis californica (Haldeman, 1840)
      11. Species Cerithidea cingulata (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Cerithideopsilla cingulata (Gmelin, 1791)
      12. Species Cerithidea cornea A. Adams, 1855 accepted as Cerithidea balteata A. Adams, 1855
      13. Species Cerithidea costata (da Costa, 1778) accepted as Cerithideopsis costata (da Costa, 1778)
        1. Subspecies Cerithidea costata beattyi Bequaert, 1942 accepted as Cerithideopsis costata (da Costa, 1778)
        2. Forma Cerithidea costata f. barbudaensis Nowell-Usticke, 1969 accepted as Cerithideopsis costata (da Costa, 1778)
      14. Species Cerithidea crassilabrum A. Adams, 1855 accepted as Cerithideopsis scalariformis (Say, 1825)
      15. Species Cerithidea dahlakensis H. E. J. Biggs, 1965 accepted as Dahlakia proteum (Jousseaume, 1931) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
      16. Species Cerithidea fluviatilis (Potiez & Michaud, 1838) accepted as Pirenella cingulata (Gmelin, 1791)
      17. Species Cerithidea fortunei A. Adams, 1855 accepted as Cerithideopsis largillierti (R. A. Philippi, 1848)
      18. Species Cerithidea fuscata A. Gould, 1857 accepted as Cerithideopsis fuscata (A. Gould, 1857) (original combination)
      19. Species Cerithidea hanleyana G. B. Sowerby II, 1866 accepted as Cerithideopsis costata (da Costa, 1778)
      20. Species Cerithidea largillierti (R. A. Philippi, 1848) accepted as Cerithideopsis largillierti (R. A. Philippi, 1848) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      21. Species Cerithidea layardii A. Adams, 1855 accepted as Pirenella conica (Blainville, 1829)
      22. Species Cerithidea mazatlanica P. P. Carpenter, 1857 accepted as Cerithideopsis californica (Haldeman, 1840)
      23. Species Cerithidea microptera (Kiener, 1841) accepted as Pirenella microptera (Kiener, 1841)
      24. Species Cerithidea minor Mörch, 1876 accepted as Cerithideopsis costata (da Costa, 1778) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
      25. Species Cerithidea montagnei (A. d'Orbigny, 1839) accepted as Cerithideopsis montagnei (A. d'Orbigny, 1839) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      26. Species Cerithidea multicostata Schepman, 1919 accepted as Cerithidea anticipata Iredale, 1929 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
      27. Species Cerithidea mutata Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1902 accepted as Batillaria mutata (Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1902) (original combination)
      28. Species Cerithidea ornata (A. Adams, 1855) accepted as Cerithidea balteata A. Adams, 1855
      29. Species Cerithidea pauxilla A. Adams, 1855 accepted as Varicopeza pauxilla (A. Adams, 1855) (original combination)
      30. Species Cerithidea pliculosa (Menke, 1829) accepted as Cerithideopsis pliculosa (Menke, 1829)
        1. Subspecies Cerithidea pliculosa veracruzensis Bequaert, 1942 accepted as Cerithidea pliculosa (Menke, 1829)
      31. Species Cerithidea pulchra (C. B. Adams, 1852) accepted as Cerithideopsis pulchra (C. B. Adams, 1852)
      32. Species Cerithidea pupoidea Mörch, 1876 accepted as Cerithideopsis costata (da Costa, 1778) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
      33. Species Cerithidea quadrata G. B. Sowerby II, 1866 accepted as Cerithidea quoyii (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848)
      34. Species Cerithidea raricostata A. Adams, 1855 accepted as Cerithidea balteata A. Adams, 1855
      35. Species Cerithidea rollei (Kobelt, 1890) accepted as Cerithideopsis scalariformis (Say, 1825) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
      36. Species Cerithidea sacrata (A. Gould, 1849) accepted as Cerithideopsis californica (Haldeman, 1840) (junior synonym)
        1. Subspecies Cerithidea sacrata hyporhyssa S. S. Berry, 1906 accepted as Cerithideopsis fuscata (A. Gould, 1857) (junior synonym)
        2. Variety Cerithidea sacrata var. hyporhyssa S. S. Berry, 1906 accepted as Cerithideopsis fuscata (A. Gould, 1857) (original combination)
      37. Species Cerithidea scalariformis (Say, 1825) accepted as Cerithideopsis scalariformis (Say, 1825)
      38. Species Cerithidea solida A. Gould & P. P. Carpenter, 1857 accepted as Cerithidea pulchra (C. B. Adams, 1852) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
      39. Species Cerithidea tenkatei Schepman, 1893 accepted as Terebralia palustris (Linnaeus, 1767)
      40. Species Cerithidea tricarinata F. W. Hutton, 1883 accepted as Zeacumantus subcarinatus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1855) (junior subjective synonym)
      41. Species Cerithidea turrita Stearns, 1872 accepted as Cerithidea costata (da Costa, 1778)
      42. Species Cerithidea valida (C. B. Adams, 1852) accepted as Cerithideopsis californica (Haldeman, 1840)
      43. Species Cerithidea albivaricosa A. Adams, 1855 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
      44. Species Cerithidea hegewischii (R. A. Philippi, 1848) (uncertain > nomen dubium)
      45. Species Cerithidea similis A. Adams, 1855 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
    20. Genus Cerithideopsis Thiele, 1929
      1. Species Cerithideopsis australiensis D. Reid & Claremont, 2014
      2. Species Cerithideopsis californica (Haldeman, 1840)
      3. Species Cerithideopsis costata (da Costa, 1778)
      4. Species Cerithideopsis fuscata (A. Gould, 1857)
      5. Species Cerithideopsis largillierti (R. A. Philippi, 1848)
      6. Species Cerithideopsis malayensis D. Reid & Claremont, 2014
      7. Species Cerithideopsis montagnei (A. d'Orbigny, 1839)
      8. Species Cerithideopsis pliculosa (Menke, 1829)
      9. Species Cerithideopsis pulchra (C. B. Adams, 1852)
      10. Species Cerithideopsis scalariformis (Say, 1825)
    21. Genus Pirenella J. E. Gray, 1847
      1. Species Pirenella alata (R. A. Philippi, 1849)
      2. Species Pirenella arabica D. Reid, 2016
      3. Species Pirenella asiatica Ozawa & D. Reid, 2016
      4. Species Pirenella austrocingulata D. Reid, 2015
      5. Species Pirenella caiyingyai (Z.-X. Qian, Y.-F. Fang & J. He, 2013)
      6. Species Pirenella cancellata Ozawa & D. Reid, 2016
      7. Species Pirenella cingulata (Gmelin, 1791)
      8. Species Pirenella conica (Blainville, 1829)
        1. Subspecies Pirenella conica tricolor Pallary, 1904 accepted as Pirenella conica (Blainville, 1829)
        2. Variety Pirenella conica var. alba Pallary, 1906 accepted as Pirenella conica (Blainville, 1829)
        3. Variety Pirenella conica var. atra Pallary, 1906 accepted as Pirenella conica (Blainville, 1829)
        4. Variety Pirenella conica var. duplicata Pallary, 1906 accepted as Pirenella conica (Blainville, 1829)
        5. Variety Pirenella conica var. funicula Pallary, 1912 accepted as Pirenella conica (Blainville, 1829) (synonym)
        6. Variety Pirenella conica var. fusca Pallary, 1912 accepted as Pirenella conica (Blainville, 1829)
        7. Variety Pirenella conica var. mairei Pallary, 1938 accepted as Pirenella conica (Blainville, 1829) (synonym)
        8. Variety Pirenella conica var. major Pallary, 1912 accepted as Pirenella conica (Blainville, 1829)
        9. Variety Pirenella conica var. minor Pallary, 1912 accepted as Pirenella conica (Blainville, 1829)
        10. Variety Pirenella conica var. teilhardi Pallary, 1912 accepted as Pirenella conica (Blainville, 1829)
      9. Species Pirenella delicatula D. Reid, 2016
      10. Species Pirenella incisa (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848)
      11. Species Pirenella microptera (Kiener, 1841)
      12. Species Pirenella nanhaiensis I-F. Fu & D. Reid, 2016
      13. Species Pirenella nipponica Ozawa & D. Reid, 2016
      14. Species Pirenella pupiformis Ozawa & D. Reid, 2016
      15. Species Pirenella retifera (G. B. Sowerby II, 1855)
      16. Species Pirenella rugosa D. Reid, 2016
      17. Species Pirenella boswellae Barnard, 1963 accepted as Pseudovertagus clava (Gmelin, 1791) (junior subjective synonym)
      18. Species Pirenella cailliaudi (Potiez & Michaud, 1838) accepted as Pirenella conica (Blainville, 1829)
        1. Species Pirenella clathrata (A. Adams, 1855) accepted as Royella sinon (Bayle, 1880) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
        2. Species Pirenella insculpta (G. B. Sowerby II, 1865) accepted as Zeacumantus plumbeus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1855)
        3. Species Pirenella layardii (A. Adams, 1854) accepted as Pirenella conica (Blainville, 1829)
          1. Variety Pirenella layardii var. adenensis Jousseaume, 1931 accepted as Pirenella conica (Blainville, 1829)
          2. Variety Pirenella layardii var. djiboutiensis Jousseaume, 1931 accepted as Pirenella conica (Blainville, 1829)
        4. Species Pirenella maeotica Kojumdgieva, 1960 accepted as Potamides taitboutii (A. d'Orbigny, 1845) †
        5. Species Pirenella mammillata J. E. Gray, 1847 accepted as Pirenella conica (Blainville, 1829) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
      19. Genus Telescopium Montfort, 1810
        1. Species Telescopium telescopium (Linnaeus, 1758)
        2. Species Telescopium indicator Montfort, 1810 accepted as Telescopium telescopium (Linnaeus, 1758) (a junior synonym)
        3. Species Telescopium mauritsi Butot, 1954 accepted as Telescopium telescopium (Linnaeus, 1758) (a junior synonym)
      20. Genus Terebralia Swainson, 1840
        1. Species Terebralia palustris (Linnaeus, 1767)
        2. Species Terebralia paradoxa Kadolsky, 1995
        3. Species Terebralia rahti (Braun, 1851)
        4. Species Terebralia semistriata (Mörch, 1852)
        5. Species Terebralia sulcata (Born, 1778)
      21. Genus Tympanotonos Schumacher, 1817
        1. Species Tympanotonos baccatus (Brongniart, 1823)
        2. Species Tympanotonos cecalupoi T. Cossignani, 2020
        3. Species Tympanotonos fuscatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
        4. Species Tympanotonos euryptera G. B. Sowerby II, 1866 accepted as Pirenella alata (R. A. Philippi, 1849)
        5. Species Tympanotonos fluviatilis (Potiez & Michaud, 1838) accepted as Pirenella cingulata (Gmelin, 1791)
          1. Variety Tympanotonos fluviatilis var. minor Tapparone Canefri, 1874 accepted as Pirenella asiatica Ozawa & D. Reid, 2016 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
        6. Species Tympanotonos microptera (Kiener, 1841) accepted as Pirenella microptera (Kiener, 1841)
        7. Species Tympanotonos radula (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Tympanotonos fuscatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
      22. Genus Vicarya d'Archiac, 1854
        1. Genus Aphanistylus P. Fischer, 1884 accepted as Cerithidea Swainson, 1840
          1. Species Aphanistylus moreleti Wattebled, 1886 accepted as Cerithidea sinensis (R. A. Philippi, 1848)
        2. Genus Cerithideopsilla Thiele, 1929 accepted as Pirenella J. E. Gray, 1847
          1. Species Cerithideopsilla alata (R. A. Philippi, 1849) accepted as Pirenella alata (R. A. Philippi, 1849) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
          2. Species Cerithideopsilla caiyingyai (Z.-X. Qian, Y.-F. Fang & J. He, 2013) accepted as Pirenella caiyingyai (Z.-X. Qian, Y.-F. Fang & J. He, 2013)
          3. Species Cerithideopsilla cingulata (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Pirenella cingulata (Gmelin, 1791)
          4. Species Cerithideopsilla incisa (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848) accepted as Pirenella incisa (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848)
          5. Species Cerithideopsilla microptera (Kiener, 1841) accepted as Pirenella microptera (Kiener, 1841)
        3. Genus Djeddilia Jousseaume, 1894 accepted as Pirenella J. E. Gray, 1847
          1. Species Djeddilia djeddilia Jousseaume, 1894 accepted as Pirenella conica (Blainville, 1829)
        4. Genus Phaenommia Mörch, 1860 accepted as Cerithidea Swainson, 1840
        5. Genus Tympanotomus [sic] accepted as Tympanotonos Schumacher, 1817 (misspelling by Gray, 1840)
          1. Species Tympanotomus fuscatus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Tympanotonos fuscatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (misspelled genus)
        6. Genus Tympanotonus Agassiz, 1846 accepted as Tympanotonos Schumacher, 1817 (unjustified emendation)
          1. Species Tympanotonus fuscatus [sic] accepted as Tympanotonos fuscatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (misspelled genus)
            1. Subspecies Tympanotonus fuscatus radula (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Tympanotonos fuscatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
          2. Species Tympanotonus granulatus (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Tympanotonos fuscatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
          3. Species Tympanotonus radula [sic] accepted as Tympanotonos fuscatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (junior synonym; misspelled genus)
        7. Genus Typhanotus accepted as Tympanotonos Schumacher, 1817 (misspelling)
          1. Species Typhanotus microptera (Kiener, 1841) accepted as Pirenella microptera (Kiener, 1841)
        marine, brackish
        Not documented
        MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Potamididae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=23100 on 2025-04-02
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        Nomenclature

        original description (of Telescopiidae J. K. Allan, 1950) Allan, J. [K.]. (1950). Australian Shells. With Related Animals Living in the Sea, in Freshwater and on Land [first edition. Australiana Society Publication, Georgian House, Melbourne. p. xix. 1-470. [details] 

        basis of record Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia. 47 (1-2): 1-397. [20 July]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25127200 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

        Taxonomy

        taxonomy source Reid, D.G., Dyal, P., Lozouet, P., Glaubrecht, M. & Williams, S.T. (2008) Mudwhelks and mangroves: the evolutionary history of an ecological association (Gastropoda: Potamididae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 47: 680­-699. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

        Other

        context source (PeRMS) Ramírez, R.; Paredes, C.; Arenas, J. (2003). Moluscos del Perú. Revista de Biologia Tropical. 51(supplement 3): 225-284. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

        additional source Ozawa, T.; Köhler, F.; Reid, D. G.; Glaubrecht, M. (2009). Tethyan relicts on continental coastlines of the northwestern Pacific Ocean and Australasia: molecular phylogeny and fossil record of batillariid gastropods (Caenogastropoda, Cerithioidea). Zoologica Scripta. 38, 503-525. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

         
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