Pirenella cingulata

Updated on Sep 29, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Cerithioidea Genus Pirenella Rank species		Class Gastropoda Family Potamididae Phylum Mollusca

Scientific name Cerithideopsilla cingulata Similar Cerithidea, Potamididae, Cerithidea rhizophorarum, Cerithideopsilla incisa, Batillaria multiformis

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

Distribution

Indo-Pacific coast.

Parasites of Cerithideopsilla cingulata include:

Heterophyidae: Cerithideopsilla cingulata serves as the first intermediate host of Heterophyes nocens.

Echinostomatidae: Cerithideopsilla cingulata serves as the first intermediate host of Acanthoparyphium tyosenense.

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