Pirenella cingulata

Pirenella cingulata
	shell of Pirenella cingulata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Family:	Potamididae
Genus:	Pirenella
Species:	P. cingulata
Binomial name
	Pirenella cingulata; (Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms
	Cerithidea cingulata(Gmelin, 1791); Cerithidea cingulata(Gmelin, 1791); Cerithidea fluviatilis(Potiez & Michaud, 1838); Cerithideopsilla cingulata(Gmelin, 1791); Cerithium fluviatilePotiez & Michaud, 1838; Murex cingulatusGmelin, 1791 (original combination); Potamides cingulatus(Gmelin, 1791); Potamides fluviatilis(Potiez & Michaud, 1838); Strombus pictaRöding, 1798 (objective synonym); Tympanotonos fluviatilis(Potiez & Michaud, 1838);

Last updated June 09, 2025

Pirenella cingulata is a species of medium-sized sea snails or mud snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Potamididae, the horn snails.^[2]

Distribution

Indo-Pacific coast.^[3]
Hormozgan Province in Iran.^[3]

Description

Comparison of live individual of Pirenella cingulata on the left, with Pirenella incisa on the right. Henatari-kawaai080623.jpg — Comparison of live individual of *Pirenella cingulata* on the left, with *Pirenella incisa* on the right.

Ecology

Parasites of Cerithideopsilla cingulata include:

Heterophyidae: Cerithideopsilla cingulata serves as the first intermediate host of Heterophyes nocens .^[4]
Echinostomatidae: Cerithideopsilla cingulata serves as the first intermediate host of Acanthoparyphium tyosenense .^[4]

References

↑ 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.
↑ Bouchet, P. (2016). Pirenella cingulata (Gmelin, 1791). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=870525 on 2016-03-28
1 2 Glöer P. & Pešić V. (2012). "The freshwater snails (Gastropoda) of Iran, with descriptions of two new genera and eight new species". ZooKeys 219: 11-61, doi : 10.3897/zookeys.219.3406 .
1 2 Chai J.-Y., Shin E.-H., Lee S.-H. & Rim H.-J. (2009). "Foodborne Intestinal Flukes in Southeast Asia". The Korean Journal of Parasitology 47(Suppl): S69-S102. doi : 10.3347/kjp.2009.47.S.S69.

External links

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[Ozawa_2015-1] 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.

[WoRMS-2] Bouchet, P. (2016). Pirenella cingulata (Gmelin, 1791). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=870525 on 2016-03-28

[Glöer_2012-3] 1 2 Glöer P. & Pešić V. (2012). "The freshwater snails (Gastropoda) of Iran, with descriptions of two new genera and eight new species". ZooKeys 219: 11-61, doi : 10.3897/zookeys.219.3406 .

[Chai_2009-4] 1 2 Chai J.-Y., Shin E.-H., Lee S.-H. & Rim H.-J. (2009). "Foodborne Intestinal Flukes in Southeast Asia". The Korean Journal of Parasitology 47(Suppl): S69-S102. doi : 10.3347/kjp.2009.47.S.S69.

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Pirenella cingulata

shell of Pirenella cingulata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Family:	Potamididae
Genus:	Pirenella
Species:	P. cingulata
Binomial name
*Pirenella cingulata* (Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms ^[1]
Cerithidea cingulata(Gmelin, 1791) Cerithidea cingulata(Gmelin, 1791) Cerithidea fluviatilis(Potiez & Michaud, 1838) Cerithideopsilla cingulata(Gmelin, 1791) Cerithium fluviatilePotiez & Michaud, 1838 Murex cingulatusGmelin, 1791 (original combination) Potamides cingulatus(Gmelin, 1791) Potamides fluviatilis(Potiez & Michaud, 1838) Strombus pictaRöding, 1798 (objective synonym) Tympanotonos fluviatilis(Potiez & Michaud, 1838)