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Cerithidea obtusa

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Kingdom
  
Family
  
Scientific name
  
Cerithidea obtusa

Higher classification
  
Cerithidea

Superfamily
  
Genus
  
Cerithidea

Phylum
  
Rank
  
Cerithidea obtusa tHE tiDE cHAsER Horn Shells amp Creeper Snails Phylum Mollusca

Similar
  
Babylonia areolata, Cerithidea, Noble scallop, Common periwinkle, Oxychilus alliarius

Cerithidea obtusa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Potamididae. 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 food in Southeast Asia where it is known by the name "Siput Sedut", "Belitung" or "Ốc Len" in Vietnamese.

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It can crawl up to 7 metres of where once it reach the highest tree, it will then jump off the bark and fall onto the mud.

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Many South East Asians have been seen eating this as a dish particularly in the Eastern parts of Malaysia and Vietnam.

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References

Cerithidea obtusa Wikipedia


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