Cerithidea obtusa

Cerithidea obtusa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda; clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily:	Cerithioidea
Family:	Potamididae
Genus:	Cerithidea
Species:	C. obtusa
Binomial name
	Cerithidea obtusa; (Lamarck, 1822)
Synonyms[1]
	Potamides obtusus (Lamarck, 1822)

Cerithidea obtusa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Potamididae.[1] The Obtuse Horn Shell, also known as Mud Creeper, is a relatively common snail found in muddy coastal areas. It grows to around 5–6 cm. It is used as a food in Southeast Asia, where it is known by the name of Belitung and Siput Sedut in Malay, Hoi Joob Jaeng (Thai: หอยจุ๊บแจง), and Ốc Len in Vietnamese.

It can crawl up to a height of 7 metres, where, once it reaches the highest point on a tree, it will then jump off the tree trunk and fall back onto the mud.

Many South East Asians have been observed eating the mud creeper as a dish, particularly in Malaysia, southern Thailand, certain parts of Indonesia, and Vietnam.

References

Cerithidea obtusa (Lamarck, 1822). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.

External links

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[WoRMS-1] Cerithidea obtusa (Lamarck, 1822). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.