Pirenella microptera

Pirenella microptera
Shell of Pirenella microptera (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Family:	Potamididae
Genus:	Pirenella
Species:	P. microptera
Binomial name
Pirenella microptera (Kiener, 1841)
Synonyms
Cerithidea microptera(Kiener, 1842) Cerithideopsilla microptera(Kiener, 1842) Cerithium micropteraKiener, 1842 (original combination) Tympanotonos microptera(Kiener, 1841) Typhanotus microptera(Kiener, 1841)

Pirenella microptera is a species of snail, a brackish-water gastropod mollusk in the family Potamididae. ^[1]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific.

Description

The length of the shell varies between 10 mm and 40 mm.

Ecology

Pirenella microptera is a predominantly mangrove-associated species. ^[2]

References

1. Bouchet, P. (2016). Pirenella microptera (Kiener, 1841). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=870519 on 2016-03-29
2. Zvonareva S., Kantor Yu., Li X. & Britayev T. (2015). "Long-term monitoring of Gastropoda (Mollusca) fauna in planted mangroves in central Vietnam". Zoological Studies 54: 39. doi : 10.1186/s40555-015-0120-0 .

External links

• Kiener L.C. 1839-1842. Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes. Vol. 5. Famille des Canalifères. Première partie. Genres Cérite (Cerithium), Adanson, pp. 1-104, pl. 1-32
• Reid D.G. & Ozawa T. (2016). The genus Pirenella Gray, 1847 (= Cerithideopsilla Thiele, 1929) (Gastropoda: Potamididae) in the Indo-West Pacific region and Mediterranean Sea. Zootaxa. 4076(1): 1–91