Pirenella incisa

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

Cerithideopsilla incisa
Comparison of Cerithideopsilla cingulata (left) and Cerithideopsilla incisa (right).

Pirenella incisa
Two live individuals of Cerithideopsilla incisa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Potamididae
Genus: Pirenella
Species:
P. incisa
Binomial name
Pirenella incisa
(Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848)
Synonyms
  • Cerithideopsilla incisa (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848)

Distribution

This is a vulnerable species (VU) in Japan.[1]

Ecology

Pirenella incisa is a predominantly mangrove-associated species.

References
  1. (in Japanese) 日本のレッドデータ検索システム カワアイ Archived 13 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 3 April.

Further reading
  • Lozouet P. & Plaziat J.C. (2008) Mangrove environments and molluscs. Abatan River, Bohol and Panglao Islands, central Philippines. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 160 pp.
  • Maki E., Ohtaki H. & Tomiyama K. (2002). "Distribution and substrate preferences among four batillariid and potamidid species, with observations on seasonal changes in the distribution of Cerithideopsilla djadjariensis (K. Martin, 1889) (Gastropoda: Potamididae)". Venus 61: 61-76.
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