Pirenella cingulata explained

Pirenella cingulata is a species of medium-sized sea snails or mud snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Potamididae, the horn snails.^[1]

Distribution

• Indo-Pacific coast.
• Hormozgan Province in Iran.^[2]

Description

Ecology

Parasites of Cerithideopsilla cingulata include:

• Heterophyidae: Cerithideopsilla cingulata serves as the first intermediate host of Heterophyes nocens.^[3]
• Echinostomatidae: Cerithideopsilla cingulata serves as the first intermediate host of Acanthoparyphium tyosenense.^[3]

External links

• SeaLifeBase: Pirenella cingulata info

Notes and References

1. 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
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, .
3. 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. .