Cerithideopsilla conica

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Cerithideopsilla conica
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A shell of Cerithideopsilla conica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily:
Cerithioidea
Family:
Potamididae
Genus:
Cerithideopsilla
Species:
C. conica
Binomial name
Cerithideopsilla conica
(Blainville, 1829)
Synonyms [1] [2]
  • Cerithium conicum Blainville, 1829
  • Potamides conicus (Blainville, 1829)
  • Pirenella cailliaudi Potiez & Michaud, 1838
  • Pirenella conica (Blainville, 1829)
  • Pirenella insculpta (Sowerby, 1866)
  • Pirenella layardii (A. Adams, 1854)
  • Potamides cailliaudi Potiez & Michaud, 1838

Cerithideopsilla conica is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Potamididae. [2]

Contents

Taxonomy

Reid et al. (2008) [3] moved Potamides conicus to the genus Cerithideopsilla based on the molecular phylogeny research. [3] Other subsequent study also confirmed this placement within Cerithideopsilla. [1]

Distribution

Distribution of Cerithideopsilla conica include Mediterranean and Indian Ocean. [3]

This species occurs in or around:

Description

The shell can attain a length of 14 mm.has a siphonal notch in the lower margin of the opening and the shell is thick.

Ecology

The development of Cerithideopsilla conica non-planktotrophic.

Parasites of Cerithideopsilla conica include:

Related Research Articles

Potamididae Family of gastropods

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<i>Zeacumantus lutulentus</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Littoraria</i> Genus of gastropods

Littoraria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.

<i>Pirenella incisa</i> Species of gastropod

Pirenella incisa is a species of medium-sized sea snail or mud snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Potamididae, the horn snails.

<i>Littoraria angulifera</i> Species of gastropod

Littoraria angulifera or the mangrove periwinkle is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Littorinidae, the winkles.

<i>Cerithidea</i> Genus of gastropods

Cerithidea is a genus of medium-sized sea snails or mud snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Potamididae, the horn snails.

<i>Pirenella cingulata</i> Species of gastropod

Pirenella cingulata is a species of medium-sized sea snails or mud snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Potamididae, the horn snails.

<i>Tudorella</i> Genus of gastropods

Tudorella is a genus of land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Pomatiidae.

<i>Pirenella alata</i> Species of gastropod

Pirenella alata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Potamididae. It also lives in brackish water.

<i>Cerithidea decollata</i> Species of gastropod

Cerithidea decollata, common name the truncated mangrove snail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Potamididae.

<i>Pirenella microptera</i> Species of gastropod

Pirenella microptera is a species of snail, a brackish-water gastropod mollusk in the family Potamididae.

<i>Cerithideopsis pliculosa</i> Species of gastropod

Cerithideopsis pliculosa, common name the plicate horn shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Potamididae.

<i>Cerithideopsis scalariformis</i> Species of gastropod

Cerithideopsis scalariformis, commonly known as the ladder hornsnail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Potamididae. This amphibious species occurs in the western Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. The maximum recorded shell length is 33 mm (1.3 in).

<i>Telescopium telescopium</i> Species of gastropod

Telescopium telescopium is a rare type of gastropod mollusc that is associated with the Potamididae gastropod family.

<i>Terebralia palustris</i> Species of gastropod

Terebralia palustris, common name the giant mangrove whelk, is a species of brackish-water snail, a gastropod mollusk in the family Potamididae. This tropical species which inhabits mangrove environments of the Indo-West Pacific region, has the widest geographic distribution amongst the potamidids extending from eastern Africa to northern Australia. Terebralia palustris is the largest mangrove gastropod, with a maximum shell length of 190 mm recorded from Arnhem Land, Australia.

<i>Tympanotonos fuscatus</i> Species of gastropod

Tympanotonos fuscatus, the West African mud creeper, is a species of snail living in brackish water, a gastropod mollusk in the family Potamididae.

<i>Potamides</i> (gastropod) Genus of gastropods

Potamides is a genus of prehistoric sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Potamididae.

<i>Littoraria intermedia</i> Species of gastropod

Littoraria intermedia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.

<i>Pirenella</i> Genus of gastropods


Pirenella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Potamididae.

<i>Cerithideopsilla</i> Genus of gastropods

Cerithideopsilla is a genus of medium-sized sea snails or mud snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Potamididae, the horn snails.

References

  1. 1 2 Ozawa T., Yin W., Fu C., Claremont M., Smith L. & Reid D. G. (2015). "Allopatry and overlap in a clade of snails from mangroves and mud flats in the Indo-West Pacific and Mediterranean (Gastropoda: Potamididae: Cerithideopsilla)". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 114(1): 212-228. doi : 10.1111/bij.12401.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 WoRMS (2011). Potamides conicus (Blainville, 1829). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140846 on 2011-04-10
  3. 1 2 3 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 (2): 680–699. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2008.01.003. PMID   18359643.
  4. ↑ Chai J. Y., Darwin Murrell K. & Lymbery A. J. (2005). "Fish-borne parasitic zoonoses: Status and issues". International Journal for Parasitology 35(11–12): 1233–1254. doi : 10.1016/j.ijpara.2005.07.013.

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