Cerithidea quadrata Sowerby, 1866
Quadrate horn shell
Cerithidea quadrata
photo by Coltro, Marcus

Family:  Potamididae (swamp-ceriths and horn shells)
Max. size:  5.5 cm SHL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; brackish; marine
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific: from the Andaman Sea to Indonesia; north to Viet Nam and the Philippines.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Collected for food in many areas of Southeast Asia (Ref. 349).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:   
 

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