Cerithideopsilla conica

Cerithideopsilla conica
	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.^[2]

Taxonomy

Reid et al. (2008)^[3] moved Potamides conicus to the genus Cerithideopsilla based on the molecular phylogeny research.^[3] Other subsequent study also confirmed this placement within Cerithideopsilla.^[1]

Distribution

Distribution of Cerithideopsilla conica include Mediterranean and Indian Ocean.^[3]

This species occurs in or around:

European waters^[2]
Madagascar^[2]
The Red Sea^[2]

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.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b Ozawa T., Yin W., Fu C., Claremont M., Smith L. & Reid D. G. (2015). "Allopatry and overlap in a clade of snails from mangroves and mud flats in the Indo-West Pacific and Mediterranean (Gastropoda: Potamididae: Cerithideopsilla)". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 114(1): 212-228. doi:10.1111/bij.12401.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e WoRMS (2011). Potamides conicus (Blainville, 1829). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140846 on 2011-04-10
^ ^a ^b ^c Reid, D. G.; Dyal, P.; Lozouet, P.; Glaubrecht, M.; Williams, S. T. (2008). "Mudwhelks and mangroves: The evolutionary history of an ecological association (Gastropoda: Potamididae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 47 (2): 680–699. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2008.01.003. PMID 18359643.
^ Chai J. Y., Darwin Murrell K. & Lymbery A. J. (2005). "Fish-borne parasitic zoonoses: Status and issues". International Journal for Parasitology 35(11–12): 1233–1254. doi:10.1016/j.ijpara.2005.07.013.

External links

Gastropods.com : Pirenella conica tricolor (f); accessed: 27 April 2011

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[Ozawa_2015-1] Ozawa T., Yin W., Fu C., Claremont M., Smith L. & Reid D. G. (2015). "Allopatry and overlap in a clade of snails from mangroves and mud flats in the Indo-West Pacific and Mediterranean (Gastropoda: Potamididae: Cerithideopsilla)". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 114(1): 212-228. doi:10.1111/bij.12401.

[WoRMS-2] WoRMS (2011). Potamides conicus (Blainville, 1829). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140846 on 2011-04-10

[Reid_2008-3] Reid, D. G.; Dyal, P.; Lozouet, P.; Glaubrecht, M.; Williams, S. T. (2008). "Mudwhelks and mangroves: The evolutionary history of an ecological association (Gastropoda: Potamididae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 47 (2): 680–699. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2008.01.003. PMID 18359643.

[Chai_2005-4] Chai J. Y., Darwin Murrell K. & Lymbery A. J. (2005). "Fish-borne parasitic zoonoses: Status and issues". International Journal for Parasitology 35(11–12): 1233–1254. doi:10.1016/j.ijpara.2005.07.013.

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