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Cerithideopsilla conica
Cerithideopsilla conica conica 01.jpg
A shell of Cerithideopsilla conica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily:
Cerithioidea
Family:
Potamididae
Genus:
Cerithideopsilla
Species:
C. conica
Binomial name
Cerithideopsilla conica
(Blainville, 1829)
Synonyms
  • Cerithium conicum Blainville, 1829
  • Potamides conicus (Blainville, 1829)
  • Pirenella cailliaudi Potiez & Michaud, 1838
  • Pirenella conica (Blainville, 1829)
  • Pirenella insculpta (Sowerby, 1866)
  • Pirenella layardii (A. Adams, 1854)
  • Potamides cailliaudi Potiez & Michaud, 1838

Cerithideopsilla conica is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Potamididae.

Taxonomy

Reid et al. (2008) moved Potamides conicus to the genus Cerithideopsilla based on the molecular phylogeny research. Other subsequent study also confirmed this placement within Cerithideopsilla.

Distribution

Distribution of Cerithideopsilla conica include Mediterranean and Indian Ocean.

This species occurs in or around:

  • European waters
  • Madagascar
  • The Red Sea

Description

The shell can attain a length of 14 mm.has a siphonal notch in the lower margin of the opening and the shell is thick.

Ecology

The development of Cerithideopsilla conica non-planktotrophic.

Parasites of Cerithideopsilla conica include:

  • Cerithideopsilla conica serves as the first intermediate host of Heterophyes heterophyes.
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