Pirenella alata

Last updated

Pirenella alata
Pirenella alata 001.jpg
Two shells of Pirenella alata (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Potamididae
Genus: Pirenella
Species:
P. alata
Binomial name
Pirenella alata
(Philippi, 1849)
Synonyms [1]
  • Cerithidea alata(Philippi, 1849)
  • Cerithidea djadjariensis(K. Martin, 1899)
  • Cerithideopsilla alata(Philippi, 1849)
  • Cerithideopsilla djadjariensis(K. Martin, 1899)
  • Cerithium alatumPhilippi, 1849
  • Cerithidea alata(Philippi, 1849)
  • † Potamides (Cerithidea) djadjariensisK. Martin, 1899
  • † Potamides djadjariensisK. Martin, 1899
  • Tympanotonos eurypteraG. B. Sowerby II, 1866

Pirenella alata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Potamididae. [1] [2] It also lives in brackish water.

Contents

Distribution

This species occurs in the Philippines, Myanmar, India, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore and Indonesia. [2] Indonesia

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Potamididae</span> Family of gastropods

Potamididae, common name potamidids are a family of small to large brackish water snails that live on mud flats, mangroves and similar habitats. They are amphibious gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Cerithioidea.

<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>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.

Cerithideopsis largillierti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk 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 montagnei</i> Species of gastropod

Cerithideopsis montagnei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Potamididae.

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

Cerithidea balteata is a species of snail, a brackish-water 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>Cerithideopsilla conica</i> Species of gastropod

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

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

Telescopium telescopium, commonly known as the telescope snail, is a species of snail in the horn snail family Potamididae found in mangrove habitats in the Indo-Pacific. They are large snails that can grow up to 8 to 10 cm in length and are easily recognizable by their cone-shaped shell.

<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>Terebralia sulcata</i> Species of gastropod

Terebralia sulcata is a species of sea snail, a marine 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 carinifera</i> Species of gastropod

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

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

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

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

Littoraria pallescens 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 Bouchet, P. (2016). Pirenella alata (Philippi, 1849). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=870514 on 2016-03-29


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.