Pirenella incisa

Pirenella incisa
Two live individuals of Cerithideopsilla incisa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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)

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).

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.