Pirenella microptera
Appearance
Pirenella microptera | |
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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
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Binomial name | |
Pirenella microptera (Kiener, 1841)
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Synonyms | |
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Pirenella microptera is a species of snail, a brackish-water gastropod mollusk in the family Potamididae.[1]
Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific.
Description
[edit]The length of the shell varies between 10 mm and 40 mm.
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Ecology
[edit]Pirenella microptera is a predominantly mangrove-associated species.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ 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
- ^ 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
[edit]- 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