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).
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Distribution
This is a vulnerable species (VU) in Japan.[1]
Ecology
Pirenella incisa is a predominantly mangrove-associated species.
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References
- (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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